Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsies in Testicular Lymphoma: Report of a Case
| Autor: | M Falorni, Giovanni Orlandi, Michelangelo Mancuso, Luigi Murri, De Simone Paolo, Nicola Morelli, Cristina Frittelli, Simone Gallerini |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
Male
endocrine system medicine.medical_specialty Lymphoma business.industry Advanced stage General Medicine medicine.disease Malignancy Magnetic Resonance Imaging Occult Testicular malignancy Cranial Nerve Diseases Testicular Neoplasms Testicular Lymphoma medicine Humans Neurology (clinical) Radiology Neurologic disease business Testicular cancer Aged |
| Zdroj: | The Neurologist. 13:222-224 |
| ISSN: | 1074-7931 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/nrl.0b013e31805778e8 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND Testicular lymphoma is an aggressive, extranodal, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, accounting for less than 10% of all testicular neoplasms and less than 1% of lymphoproliferative malignancies. A paraneoplastic syndrome has been reported and may precede diagnosis of testicular cancer. A delay in diagnosis results in more advanced stage at clinical presentation and resultant poor outcome. CASE SUMMARY We report here a case of testicular lymphoma associated with multiple cranial nerve palsies contributing to the diagnosis of an occult lymphoproliferative malignancy. CONCLUSIONS In elderly men, accurate urologic examination is mandatory, particularly when other malignancies have been ruled out, since timely diagnosis of testicular malignancy may allow successful treatment. Paraneoplastic syndromes secondary to extranodal malignancies should be always taken into account in the evaluation of patients with multiple nerve palsies with no apparent primary neurologic disease. |
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