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Tang C, Jiang P, Tang J, Liao J, Zeng Q. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with contemporary involvement of central and peripheral nervous system: A case report and literature review. Heliyon 2024; 10:e28552. [PMID: 38560176 PMCID: PMC10981111 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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Introduction Simultaneous involvement of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and central nervous system (CNS) during the same period in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is rarely documented. In this particular case, the diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma was pathologically confirmed, with invasion into the basal ganglia, diencephalon, and several peripheral nerves. The initial clinical manifestations were dyspnoea and hyperventilation. Case presentation The patient presented to the hospital with fatigue, dyspnoea, and limb pain for over 7 months, accompanied by progressive breathlessness and unconsciousness in the last 6 days. Initial treatment with glucocorticoids for Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) proved ineffective in controlling the severe shortness of breath and hyperventilation, necessitating the use of ventilator-assisted ventilation. 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18FDG PET/CT) showed that the basal ganglia, brainstem, and multiple peripheral nerves were thickened and metabolically active. There were atypical cells in the cerebrospinal fluid; the pathology indicated invasive B-cell lymphoma, demonstrating a propensity toward diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). After receiving chemotherapy, the patient regained consciousness and was successfully weaned off ventilator assistance but died of severe pneumonia. Discussion The early clinical manifestations of DLBCL lack specificity, and multifocal DLBCL complicates the diagnostic process. When a single primary disease cannot explain multiple symptoms, the possibility of DLBCL should be considered, and nervous system invasion should be considered when nervous system symptoms are present. Once nervous system involvement occurs in DLBCL, whether the central or peripheral nervous system, it indicates a poor prognosis.
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- Chuwen Tang
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Luohu District People's Hospital, Shenzhen, 518001, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- GMU-GIBH Joint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510182, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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Xia Y, Li X, Jiang N, Wei X. A novel Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor JDB175 shows potent efficacy to suppress central nervous system lymphoma. MedComm (Beijing) 2023; 4:e424. [PMID: 37929016 PMCID: PMC10625055 DOI: 10.1002/mco2.424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
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Patients with central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma face limited treatment options and poor treatment outcomes, emphasizing the urgent need for effective therapeutic strategies. One limiting factor contributing to the suboptimal efficacy is the inadequate penetration of most treatment drugs across the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Recent insights into the pathophysiology of CNS lymphoma have identified the Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) signaling pathway as a potential target. Some clinical trials have shown impressive responses to BTK inhibitors in CNS lymphoma. However, currently approved BTK inhibitors have low BBB penetration rates, limiting their efficacy. In this study, we discovered that JDB175, a novel and highly selective BTK inhibitor, exhibits excellent BBB penetration capabilities and demonstrates favorable activity in a mouse model of CNS lymphoma while showing no significant signs of toxicity. JDB175 effectively inhibits the BTK signaling pathway in human lymphoma cells, suppressing their proliferation, inducing cell cycle arrest, and promoting apoptosis. The significance of this study lies in addressing the critical unmet medical need for effective treatments for CNS lymphoma. This finding indicates a promising avenue for improved treatments in CNS lymphoma, potentially opening doors for further clinical investigation and therapeutic advancements.
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- Yong Xia
- Laboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug TargetState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer CenterNational Clinical Research Center for GeriatricsWest China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengduChina
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- Laboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug TargetState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer CenterNational Clinical Research Center for GeriatricsWest China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengduChina
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- Jumbo Drug Bank Co., Ltd., High‐Tech ZoneChengduChina
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- Laboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug TargetState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer CenterNational Clinical Research Center for GeriatricsWest China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengduChina
- Jumbo Drug Bank Co., Ltd., High‐Tech ZoneChengduChina
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Arcuri PP, Aiello V, Antonelli S, Cascini GL, Rossi M, Laganà D. Primary large B-cell lymphoma involving the cerebellopontine angle mimic acoustic schwannoma: Role of MR Spectroscopy in differential diagnosis. A case report. Radiol Case Rep 2023; 18:3729-3734. [PMID: 37636538 PMCID: PMC10447925 DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.07.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
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Primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma is a very rare aggressive non-Hodgkin disease that originates in CNS (brain, leptomeninges, spinal cord, or eyes). It seems to have increased over the last two decades in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. Primary large B-cell lymphoma involving the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) is extremely rare: only 15 cases of large B-cell lymphoma of the CPA have been reported worldwide; based on our knowledge, no cases studied with MR Spectroscopy. Primary large B-cell lymphoma of the CPA must be differentiated from other cerebellopontine angle diseases, such as acoustic neuroma and meningioma. An early and accurate diagnosis of this neoplasm is necessary for the best management because it is a radiosensitive and chemosensitive tumor. Herein, we report a rare case of B-cell lymphoma involving the left CPA in a 65-year-old man who presented with 3 months of hearing loss on the left, illustrated by MR and TC imaging, highlighting how the MR Spectroscopy, thanks to their greater specificity, is decisive in achieving the correct diagnosis of primary lymphoma and differentiating it from acoustic schwannoma or meningioma. Therefore, in the suspicion of a malignant heteroplastic lesion of the CPA, we suggest including Spectroscopy in the MR study protocol.
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- Pier Paolo Arcuri
- Radiology Unit “De Lellis”, Department of Radiology, Dulbecco University Hospital, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Rheumatology Clinic “Madonna dello Scoglio” Cotronei, Crotone, Italy
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- Radiology Unit “De Lellis”, Department of Radiology, Dulbecco University Hospital, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine Unit, Dulbecco University Hospital, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, 'Magna Graecia' University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Dulbecco University Hospital, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
- Radiology Unit, Dulbecco University Hospital, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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Cózar Santiago M, Cánoves Llombart A, Sanz Llorens R, Soler López M, Escrivá Torres A, Ferrer Rebolleda J. Progresión de un linfoma folicular grado I en el sistema nervioso central. Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.remn.2022.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Cózar Santiago MP, Cánoves Llombart A, Sanz Llorens R, Soler López M, Escrivá Torres A, Ferrer Rebolleda J. Progression of follicular lymphoma grade I in the central nervous system. Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol 2022; 42:200-202. [PMID: 36592794 DOI: 10.1016/j.remnie.2022.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- M P Cózar Santiago
- Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, ASCIRES-Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Spain.
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- Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, ASCIRES-Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, ASCIRES-Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, ASCIRES-Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, ASCIRES-Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, ASCIRES-Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Spain
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The genomic and transcriptional landscape of primary central nervous system lymphoma. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2558. [PMID: 35538064 PMCID: PMC9091224 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30050-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Primary lymphomas of the central nervous system (PCNSL) are mainly diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCLs) confined to the central nervous system (CNS). Molecular drivers of PCNSL have not been fully elucidated. Here, we profile and compare the whole-genome and transcriptome landscape of 51 CNS lymphomas (CNSL) to 39 follicular lymphoma and 36 DLBCL cases outside the CNS. We find recurrent mutations in JAK-STAT, NFkB, and B-cell receptor signaling pathways, including hallmark mutations in MYD88 L265P (67%) and CD79B (63%), and CDKN2A deletions (83%). PCNSLs exhibit significantly more focal deletions of HLA-D (6p21) locus as a potential mechanism of immune evasion. Mutational signatures correlating with DNA replication and mitosis are significantly enriched in PCNSL. TERT gene expression is significantly higher in PCNSL compared to activated B-cell (ABC)-DLBCL. Transcriptome analysis clearly distinguishes PCNSL and systemic DLBCL into distinct molecular subtypes. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)+ CNSL cases lack recurrent mutational hotspots apart from IG and HLA-DRB loci. We show that PCNSL can be clearly distinguished from DLBCL, having distinct expression profiles, IG expression and translocation patterns, as well as specific combinations of genetic alterations.
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Yokoyama K, Oyama J, Tsuchiya J, Karakama J, Tamura K, Inaji M, Tanaka Y, Kobayashi D, Maehara T, Tateishi U. Branch-like enhancement on contrast enhanced MRI is a specific finding of cerebellar lymphoma compared with other pathologies. Sci Rep 2022; 12:3591. [PMID: 35246572 PMCID: PMC8897486 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-07581-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Branch-like enhancement (BLE) on contrast-enhanced (CE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was found to be effective in differentiating primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) from high-grade glioma (HGG) in the cerebellum. However, whether it can be applied to assessments of secondary central nervous system lymphoma (SCNSL), or other cerebellar lesions is unknown. Hence, we retrospectively reviewed cerebellar masses to investigate the use of BLE in differentiating cerebellar lymphoma (CL), both primary and secondary, from other lesions. Two reviewers qualitatively evaluated the presence and degree of BLE on CE-T1 weighted imaging (T1WI). If multiple views were available, we determined the view in which BLE was the most visible. Seventy-five patients with the following pathologies were identified:17 patients with CL, 30 patients with metastasis, 12 patients with hemangioblastoma, 9 patients with HGG, and 7 patients with others. Twelve patients presented with PCNSL and five with SCNSL. Of 17 patients with CL, 15 (88%) had BLE, whereas three (5%) out of 58 patients in the non-CL group showed BLE. In patients who underwent three-dimensional-CE-T1WI, BLE was the most visible on the sagittal image. In conclusion, BLE is a highly specific finding for CL and the sagittal image is important in evaluating this finding.
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- Kota Yokoyama
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan.
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan
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Kwok HM, Li KY, Chan RLS, Chan CH, Wong SKH, Lee CM, Cheng LF, Ma JKF. Different facets of intracranial central nervous system lymphoma and its imaging mimics. J Clin Imaging Sci 2022; 12:4. [PMID: 35242450 PMCID: PMC8888189 DOI: 10.25259/jcis_135_2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Lymphomas of the central nervous system (CNS) are broadly classified into primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) and secondary CNS lymphoma (SCNSL). PCNSL refers to lymphoma restricted to the brain, leptomeninges, spinal cord, or eyes without evidence of it outside the CNS at primary diagnosis, while SCNSL refers to secondary CNS involvement by systemic lymphoma. The brain is the most common site of involvement and intracranial CNS lymphoma has a highly variable imaging appearance and varies according to the patient’s clinical profile and immunity. This pictorial essay aims to illustrate the different facets of intracranial CNS lymphomas on neuroimaging. This enables radiologists to be familiarized with their key diagnostic features and differentiate from their differential diagnoses, leading to early diagnosis, and treatment.
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- Hoi Ming Kwok
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China,
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China,
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China,
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- Department of Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Kwong Wah Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China,
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China,
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China,
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China,
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China,
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Rajendran S, Lee JJ, Le HB, Britz G. Miliary pattern in secondary central nervous system T-cell lymphoma. Surg Neurol Int 2022; 13:25. [PMID: 35127225 PMCID: PMC8813604 DOI: 10.25259/sni_714_2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Secondary central nervous system lymphoma may manifest in a variety of ways on imaging, but most commonly presents with leptomeningeal disease, isolated parenchymal lesions, or both. We present a case of secondary central nervous system T-cell lymphoma with miliary pattern of spread noted on imaging. CASE DESCRIPTION Our patient had known systemic T-cell lymphoma involving the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts and underwent stereotactic biopsy confirming secondary cerebral metastasis. This spread pattern is an uncommon manifestation of disease and in our experience carries a very poor prognosis. CONCLUSION We highlight the need to maintain a broad differential diagnosis that includes other metastatic disease and infectious etiologies, including toxoplasmosis and tuberculosis. High clinical suspicion and timely confirmatory testing including biopsy or cerebrospinal fluid flow cytometry are critical to treatment.
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- Sibi Rajendran
- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States
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Hicks WH, Pernik MN, Adeyemo E, Mathews J, Pildain AJ, Payne R. Contiguous Meningioma and B-Cell Lymphoma: A Scoping Review and Case Illustration. World Neurosurg 2021; 158:132-138. [PMID: 34798339 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.11.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The diagnosis of a contiguous, synchronous meningioma and central nervous system B-cell lymphoma is rare and associated with paradoxical treatment paradigms. We performed a scoping review of contiguous meningioma and B-cell lymphoma and included an additional illustrative case. METHODS The OVID Medline and PubMed databases were systematically searched using the Preferred Reporting Items of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines. Only human clinical reports of contiguous, synchronous meningioma and B-cell lymphoma were included. We concurrently detailed a representative case from our institution. RESULTS Nine case reports met our criteria, including the present case. The average age at diagnosis was 67.4 years. Patients showed a female-to-male predominance of 7:2. The diagnosis of synchronous intracranial tumors was not suspected or discovered until after surgical resection in 100% of cases. All meningiomas were grade I on histopathologic diagnosis, while lymphomas were distributed between diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (56%), metastatic lymphoma (22%), Burkitt lymphoma (11%), and follicular lymphoma (11%). All patients underwent surgical resection. Patients (n = 5) treated with adjuvant chemotherapy had evidence of longer progression-free survival (median 12 months; range, 3-18 months) than patients without adjuvant chemotherapy (n = 2; median 2 months; range, 1-3 months). CONCLUSIONS Contiguous, synchronous meningioma/B-cell lymphoma is a rare diagnosis that may appear as an inconspicuous solitary intracranial neoplasm on imaging. Based on the limited cases and current treatment of lymphoma, progression-free survival may be contingent on the prompt initiation of chemotherapy targeting the lymphoma rather than surgical resection of the meningeal mass. Providers should prioritize prompt medical management.
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- William H Hicks
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Texas Oncology, Medical City Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
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Jain S, Kaushal M, Ahuja A, Kumar V. Parietal swelling in an old female: A diagnostic conundrum. Cytojournal 2021; 18:11. [PMID: 34221100 PMCID: PMC8248008 DOI: 10.25259/cytojournal_35_2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- Swasti Jain
- Department of Pathology, ABVIMS and Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, ABVIMS and Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, ABVIMS and Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, ABVIMS and Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Liu Y, Yao Q, Zhang F. Diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of primary central nervous system lymphoma in the elderly population (Review). Int J Oncol 2021; 58:371-387. [PMID: 33650642 PMCID: PMC7864151 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2021.5180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare subtype of extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma that is unique and different from systemic diffuse large B-cell lymphomas. The median age at diagnosis of PCNSL is 65 years and its incidence is rising rapidly in the elderly population. A total of ≥20% of all patients with PCNSL are ≥80 years old. Notably, age has been identified as an independent poor prognostic factor for PCNSL. Elderly patients have an inferior prognosis to that of younger patients and are more severely affected by iatrogenic toxicity; therefore, elderly patients represent a unique and vulnerable treatment subgroup. The present review summarized the available literature to provide an improved understanding of the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, diagnosis, prognosis and management of PCNSL in the elderly population. Notably, the incidence of PCNSL in immunocompetent elderly patients, predominantly in men, is increasing. For the diagnosis of CNSL, imaging-guided stereotactic biopsy is considered the gold standard. When stereotactic biopsy is not possible or conclusive, certain biomarkers have been described that can help establish a diagnosis. PCNSL has a very poor prognosis in the elderly, even though several prognostic scoring systems exist and several prognostic markers have been reported in patients with PCNSL. Furthermore, the treatment of elderly patients remains challenging; it is unlikely that a novel agent could be used as a curative monotherapy; however, a combination of novel agents with polychemotherapy or its combination with other novel drugs may have therapeutic potential.
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- Yanxia Liu
- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, P.R. China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, P.R. China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, P.R. China
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Lopetegui‐Lia N, Delasos L, Asad SD, Kumar M, Harrison JS. Primary central nervous system marginal zone B-cell lymphoma arising from the dural meninges: A case report and review of literature. Clin Case Rep 2020; 8:491-497. [PMID: 32185043 PMCID: PMC7069868 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.2680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Primary central nervous system (CNS) marginal zone B-cell lymphoma (MZBCL) arising from the dural meninges is a rare but indolent disease. This malignancy can present in various ways, hence making it difficult to diagnose. Biopsy results dictate an appropriate treatment plan, which commonly consists of a combination of surgical resection, whole brain radiotherapy and systemic therapy.
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of Connecticut SystemFarmingtonCTUSA
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of Connecticut SystemFarmingtonCTUSA
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of Connecticut SystemFarmingtonCTUSA
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer CenterUniversity of Connecticut SystemFarmingtonCTUSA
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Bot JCJ, Mazzai L, Hagenbeek RE, Ingala S, van Oosten B, Sanchez-Aliaga E, Barkhof F. Brain miliary enhancement. Neuroradiology 2020; 62:283-300. [PMID: 31925469 PMCID: PMC7044143 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-019-02335-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Purpose Miliary enhancement refers to the presence of multiple small, monomorphic, enhancing foci on T1-weighted post-contrast MRI images. In the absence of a clear clinical presentation, a broad differential diagnosis may result in invasive procedures and possibly brain biopsy for diagnostic purposes. Methods An extensive review of the literature is provided for diseases that may present with miliary enhancement on T1-weighted brain MR images. Additional disease-specific findings, both clinical and radiological, are summarized and categorized by the presence or absence of perivascular space involvement. Results Miliary pattern of enhancement may be due to a variety of underlying causes, including inflammatory, infectious, nutritional or neoplastic processes. The recognition of disease spread along the perivascular spaces in addition to the detection or exclusion of disease-specific features on MRI images, such as leptomeningeal enhancement, presence of haemorrhagic lesions, spinal cord involvement and specific localisation or systemic involvement, allows to narrow the potential differential diagnoses. Conclusion A systematic approach to disease-specific findings from both clinical and radiological perspectives might facilitate diagnostic work-up, and recognition of disease spread along the perivascular spaces may help narrowing down differential diagnoses and may help to minimize the use of invasive diagnostic procedures.
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- Joseph C J Bot
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Location VUmc, P.O. Box 7057, 1007, MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Location VUmc, P.O. Box 7057, 1007, MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Institute of Radiology, Department of Medicine (DiMED), University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Location VUmc, P.O. Box 7057, 1007, MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Amsterdam UMC, Location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Location VUmc, P.O. Box 7057, 1007, MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Location VUmc, P.O. Box 7057, 1007, MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Institute of Neurology and Healthcare Engineering, UCL, London, UK
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Wu Y, Wang Y, Sun X, Bai X, Qian J, Zhu H, Cui Q, Xing R, Chen Y, Liu Q, Guo J, Ji N, Sun S, Liu Y. Parenchymal central nervous system involvement in aggressive B-cell lymphoma: retrospective analysis of clinical and MRI features in a Chinese population. BMC Neurol 2019; 19:268. [PMID: 31684888 PMCID: PMC6829840 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-019-1511-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Secondary central nervous system lymphoma (SCNSL) is defined as secondary central nervous system (CNS) involvement in patients with systemic lymphoma. It is considered a profoundly adverse complication with inferior clinical outcome. Parenchymal involvement in the CNS in aggressive B-cell lymphoma is not frequently seen and remains a diagnostic dilemma. METHODS In our study, we retrospectively analyzed the clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of 26 parenchymal SCNSL patients. In addition, we compared MRI features of SCNSL and primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) patients after 1:1 propensity score matching. Also we presented two SCNSL cases with atypical MRI appearance. RESULTS Among SCNSL patients, the median CNS relapse time was 3 months, and multiple lesions were found in 76.9% of the cases. In PCNSL, this percentage was 42.3% (p = 0.011). None of the SCNSL patients and 23.1% of the PCNSL patients had solitary infratentorial lesions (p = 0.003). CONCLUSIONS The majority of parenchymal involvement occurred within the first year of systemic lymphoma, in which mostly cases presenting with multiple and supratentorial locations, unlike what was found in PCNSL.
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- Yuchen Wu
- Department of Hematology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Nan Si Huan Xi Lu 119, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100070, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Navy General Hospital of PLA, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Nan Si Huan Xi Lu 119, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100070, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Nan Si Huan Xi Lu 119, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100070, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Nan Si Huan Xi Lu 119, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100070, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Nan Si Huan Xi Lu 119, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100070, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Nan Si Huan Xi Lu 119, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100070, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Nan Si Huan Xi Lu 119, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100070, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Nan Si Huan Xi Lu 119, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100070, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Nan Si Huan Xi Lu 119, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100070, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Nan Si Huan Xi Lu 119, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100070, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Neuroimaging Center, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Nan Si Huan Xi Lu 119, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100070, China.
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Garcia-Grimshaw M, Posadas-Pinto D, Delgado-de la Mora J, Jimenez-Ruiz A. Secondary Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma Mimicking Meningioma. Cureus 2019; 11:e5833. [PMID: 31754568 PMCID: PMC6827702 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.5833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Meningiomas are the most common benign intracranial tumors accounting for up to 30% of non-glial tumors of the central nervous system (CNS); on neuroimaging studies, they usually appear as a lobular, extra-axial mass with well-circumscribed margins mostly located in the parasagittal aspect of the cerebral convexity. On magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain, meningiomas are typically isointense to hypointense relative to grey matter in the T1-weighted sequence and isointense to slight hyperintense relative to grey matter on the T2-weighted sequence with avid homogeneous enhancement after contrast administration. A thin linear enhancement along the dura infiltrating away from the lesion, known as the dural tail sign, was once thought to be a pathognomonic feature of meningiomas, but this non-specific sign can also be seen in other meningioma-like lesions. Several benign and malignant pathologies may mimic some of the neuroimaging characteristics of meningiomas; among them dural metastases of lymphomas. When approaching a patient with suspected meningioma, close attention to the neuroimaging features may help distinguish them from meningioma-like lesions. Here we present the case of a woman with CNS involvement of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that presented with a dural mass resembling the neuroimaging characteristics of a meningioma.
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- Miguel Garcia-Grimshaw
- Neurology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Ciudad de Mexico, MEX
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- Neurology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Ciudad de Mexico, MEX
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- Pathology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Ciudad de Mexico, MEX
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- Neurology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Ciudad de Mexico, MEX
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Malikova H. Primary central nervous system lymphoma: is whole-body CT and FDG PET/CT for initial imaging reasonable? Quant Imaging Med Surg 2019; 9:1615-1618. [PMID: 31667147 DOI: 10.21037/qims.2019.09.06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Hana Malikova
- Department of Radiology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Faculty Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic
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Santambrogio E, Nicolosi M, Vassallo F, Castellino A, Novo M, Chiappella A, Vitolo U. Aggressive Non-Hodgkin lymphomas: risk factors and treatment of central nervous system recurrence. Expert Rev Hematol 2019; 12:787-796. [DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2019.1643232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Elisa Santambrogio
- Hematology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital and University, Torino, Italy
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- Hematology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital and University, Torino, Italy
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- Hematology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital and University, Torino, Italy
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- Hematology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital and University, Torino, Italy
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- Hematology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital and University, Torino, Italy
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- Hematology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital and University, Torino, Italy
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- Hematology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital and University, Torino, Italy
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Miller B, Sirotkin I, Martinez C. Review of Radiologic Considerations in an Immunocompetent Patient With Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma. Fed Pract 2019; 36:S51-S53. [PMID: 31507312 PMCID: PMC6719803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Primary central nervous system lymphoma is increasingly seen in immunocompetent patients and should be considered in any patient with multiple nervous system lesions.
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- Bosten Miller
- is a Resident at the University of South Florida in Tampa. and are Neuroradiologists, both at Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Healthcare System in Florida
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- is a Resident at the University of South Florida in Tampa. and are Neuroradiologists, both at Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Healthcare System in Florida
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- is a Resident at the University of South Florida in Tampa. and are Neuroradiologists, both at Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Healthcare System in Florida
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Prognostic risk factors for postoperative hemorrhage in stereotactic biopsies of lesions in the basal ganglia. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2018; 174:180-184. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Revised: 08/26/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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