Burkitt Lymphoma with Initial Clinical Presentation due to Infiltration of the Central Nervous System and Eye Orbits
| Autor: | Monique de França Silva, Gustavo Bittencourt Camilo, Agnaldo José Lopes, Dequitier Carvalho Machado, Romulo Varella de Oliveira, Celso Estevão de Oliveira, Letícia da Silva Lacerda |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Central Nervous System
Male Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Biopsy Central nervous system Disease Diagnosis Differential Neuroimaging hemic and lymphatic diseases Orbital Diseases medicine Humans medicine.diagnostic_test Brain Neoplasms business.industry Magnetic resonance imaging Articles General Medicine medicine.disease Burkitt Lymphoma Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lymphoma Skull medicine.anatomical_structure Orbital Neoplasms Differential diagnosis Tomography X-Ray Computed business Tomography Spiral Computed |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal of Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 1941-5923 |
| Popis: | Patient: Male, 17 Final Diagnosis: Burkitt lymphoma Symptoms: Anisocoria, ipsilateral ptosis, opthalmoparesis, paresis Medication: — Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Oncology Objective: Unusual clinical course Background: Burkitt lymphoma rarely affects the central nervous system and ocular region. Under these conditions, computed tomography and (particularly) magnetic resonance imaging of the skull increase the diagnostic accuracy, as they objectively show the topography of lesions and the effect of neoplasia on structures. Case Report: We report here the case of a 17-year-old male whose initial clinical manifestations were related to neurological impairment and to the ocular musculature and ocular innervation. The diagnosis of Burkitt lymphoma with leukemization and infiltration of the central nervous system was confirmed. Conclusions: In this case, it is important to recognize that the neuroimaging findings were fundamentally important in indicating the initial form of the disease and in directing the appropriate clinical management. |
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