A Case of Primary T-Cell Central Nervous System Lymphoma: MR Imaging and MR Spectroscopy Assessment
| Autor: | G. Manenti, F. Di Giuliano, A. Bindi, V. Liberto, V. Funel, F. G. Garaci, R. Floris, G. Simonetti |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Radiology, Vol 2013 (2013) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2090-6862 2090-6870 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2013/916348 |
| Popis: | Primary central nervous system lymphomas (PCNSLs) are mainly B-cells lymphomas. A risk factor for the development of PCNSL is immunodeficiency, which includes congenital disorders, iatrogenic immunosuppression, and HIV. The clinical course is rapidly fatal; these patients usually present signs of increased intracranial pressure, nausea, papilledema, vomiting, and neurological and neuropsychiatric symptoms. PCNSL may have a characteristic appearance on CT and MR imaging. DWI sequences and MR spectroscopy may help to differentiate CNS lymphomas from other brain lesions. In this paper, we report a case of a 23-year-old man with T-primary central nervous system lymphoma presenting with a mass in the right frontotemporal lobe. We describe clinical, CT, and MRI findings. Diagnosis was confirmed by stereotactic biopsy of the lesion. |
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