Neurolymphomatosis: A surreal presentation of lymphoma
Background: Neurolymphomatosis is a neurologic complication poorly recognized by neurologists and oncologists and presents usually several months after successful treatment of systemic lymphoma. Other disorders that must be differentiated from these entities include peripheral-nerve or nerve root co...
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| author | Shikha Khandelwal Suvinay Saxena Disha J Hansalia |
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| description | Background: Neurolymphomatosis is a neurologic complication poorly recognized by neurologists and oncologists and presents usually several months after successful treatment of systemic lymphoma. Other disorders that must be differentiated from these entities include peripheral-nerve or nerve root compression and paraneoplastic neuropathy. Aim: To describe the unusual occurrence of neurolymphomatosis in a patient of B-cell lymphoma. Method: Diagnosis was made by demonstration of enhancement of nerve roots on Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the brachial, lumbosacral plexus, peripheral nerves or by increased hyper-metabolic activity along the course of affected nerves on fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET). Results and Conclusion: MRI and PET-CT are imaging modalities of choice for evaluation of patients with lymphoma and suspected neural involvement. Treatment of neurolymphomatosis consists of focal radiotherapy and high-dose methotrexate therapy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cb46d6103adb433c93c98a0272bbfba92025-08-20T02:28:04ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology0971-58512017-01-0138328729010.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_151_16Neurolymphomatosis: A surreal presentation of lymphomaShikha KhandelwalSuvinay SaxenaDisha J HansaliaBackground: Neurolymphomatosis is a neurologic complication poorly recognized by neurologists and oncologists and presents usually several months after successful treatment of systemic lymphoma. Other disorders that must be differentiated from these entities include peripheral-nerve or nerve root compression and paraneoplastic neuropathy. Aim: To describe the unusual occurrence of neurolymphomatosis in a patient of B-cell lymphoma. Method: Diagnosis was made by demonstration of enhancement of nerve roots on Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the brachial, lumbosacral plexus, peripheral nerves or by increased hyper-metabolic activity along the course of affected nerves on fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET). Results and Conclusion: MRI and PET-CT are imaging modalities of choice for evaluation of patients with lymphoma and suspected neural involvement. Treatment of neurolymphomatosis consists of focal radiotherapy and high-dose methotrexate therapy.http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2017;volume=38;issue=3;spage=287;epage=290;aulast=KhandelwalLymphomamagnetic resonance imagingneurolymphomatosispositron emission tomography-computed tomography imaging |
| spellingShingle | Shikha Khandelwal Suvinay Saxena Disha J Hansalia Neurolymphomatosis: A surreal presentation of lymphoma Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology Lymphoma magnetic resonance imaging neurolymphomatosis positron emission tomography-computed tomography imaging |
| title | Neurolymphomatosis: A surreal presentation of lymphoma |
| title_full | Neurolymphomatosis: A surreal presentation of lymphoma |
| title_fullStr | Neurolymphomatosis: A surreal presentation of lymphoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neurolymphomatosis: A surreal presentation of lymphoma |
| title_short | Neurolymphomatosis: A surreal presentation of lymphoma |
| title_sort | neurolymphomatosis a surreal presentation of lymphoma |
| topic | Lymphoma magnetic resonance imaging neurolymphomatosis positron emission tomography-computed tomography imaging |
| url | http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2017;volume=38;issue=3;spage=287;epage=290;aulast=Khandelwal |
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