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Arima H, Inoue D, Tabata S, Matsushita A, Imai Y, Ishikawa T, Takahashi T. Simultaneous thrombosis of the mesenteric artery and vein as a novel clinical manifestation of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma. Acta Haematol 2014; 132:108-11. [PMID: 24525901 DOI: 10.1159/000356682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2013] [Accepted: 09/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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A 79-year-old man with a 2-month history of fever and weight loss was admitted to our hospital because of an acute abdomen. Abdominal CT scans showed marked sectional thickening and edema of the small intestine. On laparotomy, a 16-cm section of the small intestine was ischemic and necrotic; therefore, segmentectomy of the intestine was performed. A thrombus was noted at the stump of the mesenteric artery branch. Histopathological analysis of the resected intestine revealed fibrin thrombi in both mesenteric arteries and veins. Furthermore, a cluster of large, abnormal lymphoid cells bordering the intima of most branches of the mesenteric veins and small vessels was observed. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that these abnormal cells were positive for CD20, leading to a diagnosis of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL). The patient was successfully treated with standard R-CHOP chemotherapy; however, the lymphoma recurred in the central nervous system 18 months after the initial diagnosis, and the patient died. Simultaneous thrombosis of the mesenteric artery and vein is unusual as a clinical manifestation of IVLBCL. However, IVLBCL should be taken into consideration when ischemic disorders of unknown cause, accompanied by fever of unknown origin, are encountered.
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- Hiroshi Arima
- Departments of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Shinko Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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Gan LP, Ooi WS, Lee HY, Ng WH. A case of large B-cell intravascular lymphoma in the brain. Surg Neurol Int 2013; 4:99. [PMID: 23956942 PMCID: PMC3740612 DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.115709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2012] [Accepted: 05/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Intravascular lymphoma is a rare and fatal disease that can have central nervous system (CNS) manifestations. It is usually a diagnosis made postmortem. This is partly due to its varied presentation, which lends itself to the complexity of diagnosis. CASE DESCRIPTION We report a rare case of intravascular lymphoma in the brain found antemortem. CONCLUSION Review of the literature shows that a timely diagnostic tissue biopsy together with aggressive combination chemotherapy treatment can improve patient outcome.
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- Lee Ping Gan
- Department of Neurosurgery, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre, Singapore
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- Department of Histopathology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore
- Department of Neurosurgery, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore
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Renjen PN, Khan NI, Gujrati Y, Kumar S. Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma confirmed by brain biopsy: a case report. BMJ Case Rep 2013; 2013:bcr-2012-007990. [PMID: 23420723 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Intravascular lymphoma (IVL) is a rare variant of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma characterised by neoplastic lymphoid cells growing inside the lumina of medium and small vessels. The diversity of clinical presentation owing to the possibility of its occurrence in any organ often makes it a challenging diagnosis. We present an intriguing case of intravascular large B-cell central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma in which the patient presented with a non-specific neurological symptom and had no systemic symptoms or dermatological manifestations. The patient deteriorated rapidly after presentation and succumbed to multi-organ failure within 2 weeks of admission.
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Narimatsu H, Morishita Y, Saito S, Shimada K, Ozeki K, Kohno A, Kato Y, Nagasaka T. Usefulness of Bone Marrow Aspiration for Definite Diagnosis of Asian Variant of Intravascular Lymphoma: Four Autopsied Cases. Leuk Lymphoma 2009; 45:1611-6. [PMID: 15370213 DOI: 10.1080/10428190410001683769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The Asian variant of intravascular lymphoma (AIVL) is characterized by hemophagocytic syndrome, pancytopenia and hepatosplenomegaly but usually lacks any neurological abnormality and skin lesions, which are typical features of classical intravascular lymphoma (IVL). An ante-mortem diagnosis of AIVL is difficult due to the absence of visible lymphoma lesions and unspecific clinical manifestations. A definite diagnosis relies on the presence of neoplastic B cells in the lumina of small vessels. Paraffin block samples of aspirated bone marrow clots were obtained from 4 patients with clinically suspected IVL and subjected to immunohistopathological analysis. All samples exhibited CD 20+ or CD 79a+ lymphoma cells proliferating intravascularly as well as erythrocytic hemophagocytosis. The distribution of neoplastic cells in the structure of the bone marrow allowed IVL to be distinguished from bone marrow invasions due to other types of lymphoma. We demonstrated the successful establishment of a definite ante-mortem diagnosis of AIVL in 3 of 4 patients by the rapid and simple method of using aspirated bone marrow samples.
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- Hiroto Narimatsu
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, JA Aichi Showa Hospital, Konan, Japan.
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Stroke is a disabling disease and can add to the burden of patients already suffering from cancer. Several major mechanisms of stroke exist in cancer patients, which can be directly tumour related, because of coagulation disorders, infections, and therapy related. Stroke can also occur as the first sign of cancer, or lead to its detection. The classical literature suggests that stroke occurs more frequently in cancer patients than in the average population. More recent studies report a very similar incidence between cancer and non-cancer patients. However, there are several cancer-specific types and causes of stroke in cancer patients, which need to be considered in each patient. This review classifies stroke into ischaemic, haemorrhagic, cerebral venous thrombosis and other rarer types of cerebrovascular disease. Its aim is to identify the types of stroke most frequently associated with cancer, and give a practical view on the most common and most specific types of stroke. The diagnosis of the cause of stroke in cancer patients is crucial for treatment and prevention. Management of different stroke types will be briefly discussed.
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- W Grisold
- LBI NeuroOncology, KFJ Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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Pallure V, Dandurand M, Stoebner PE, Habib F, Colonna G, Meunier L. [Intravascular B-cell lymphoma with febrile inflammatory lymphoedema of the lower limbs and lower back]. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2008; 135:299-303. [PMID: 18420078 DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2007.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2007] [Accepted: 07/20/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Intravascular lymphomas are diffuse large-cell lymphomas belonging to a group of high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphomas and are generally of phenotype B. They are rare and carry a severe prognosis. Clinical polymorphism is dominated by neurological and cutaneous involvement. PATIENTS AND METHODS We report the case of an 80-year-old woman with cutaneous intravascular B-cell lymphoma as revealed by an isolated episode of febrile bilateral inflammatory lymphoedema. Following combined chemotherapy with rituximab and mini-CHOP (cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, oncovin and prednisone), complete remission was obtained rapidly, with no relapse at two years. DISCUSSION Diagnosis of these tumours is rendered difficult by the clinical polymorphism and multifocal nature of lymphocytic proliferations. In the present case, diagnosis was based on histology results since presentation of the disease in the form of bilateral inflammatory oedema of the lower limbs is not sufficient to establish lymphoma. Combined rituximab and polychemotherapy comprising a CHOP regimen appears to yield the best results.
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- V Pallure
- Service de dermatologie, groupe hospitalo-universitaire Carémeau, rue du Professeur-Robert-Debré, 30900 Nîmes, France
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Szots M, Bors L, Kálmán E, Szapáry L, Illés Z. [Intravascular lymphomatosis: diagnostic problems of a rare disease]. Orv Hetil 2007; 148:749-52. [PMID: 17437952 DOI: 10.1556/oh.2007.27974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Intravascular lymphomatosis is a rare systemic disease characterized by proliferation of malignant B or rarely T lymphocytes. Skin and the brain are predominantly affected. We describe a patient presenting with focal neurological signs and progressive dementia. Cerebral neuroimaging findings were nonspecific. Postmortem examination revealed intravascular proliferation of atypical mononuclear cells in the lumens of small vessels in all organs. The authors conclude that diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion and pathological examination of the affected organs, but is rarely made ante mortem.
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- Mónika Szots
- Pécsi Tudományegyetem, Altalános Orvostudományi Kar, Neurológiai Klinika, Pécs.
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Intravascular lymphoma (IVL) is a rare subtype of extranodal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with a distinct presentation. Anatomically the disease is characterized by the proliferation of clonal lymphocytes within small vessels with relative sparing of the surrounding tissue. The clinical symptoms of the disease are dependent on the specific organ involvement, which most often includes the central nervous system and skin. Because of the various modes of presentation and the rarity of IVL, the diagnosis is often made postmortem. The diagnosis is almost exclusively made by surgical biopsy of a suspected site of involvement. Advances in imaging and immunohistochemistry have led to increasing antemortem diagnosis of this lymphoma. Although some patients with this disease may be curable with aggressive therapy, further research into novel treatment strategies is needed to improve outcome. Some potential insights into future therapies may be drawn from the small amount of basic science literature relevant to this entity. This review provides a concise, up-to-date summary of IVL.
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- Dan Zuckerman
- Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, USA.
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Hsu YH, Tseng BY, Shyu WC, Yen PS. Intravascular Lymphomatosis Mimicking Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis: A Case Report. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2005; 21:93-7. [PMID: 15825696 DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70284-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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We describe the clinical, radiologic, and postmortem findings in a 49-year-old woman with intravascular lymphomatosis. The patient presented with progressive limb weakness followed by progressive disseminated cerebral neurologic symptoms. Disseminated encephalomyelitis was suspected due to the clinical and radiologic findings. Steroid pulse therapy and intravenous immunoglobulin were given but did not help. The patient died of multiple organ failure 3 months after the onset of symptoms. A diagnosis of disseminated intravascular large B-cell lymphomatosis was established based on findings from histopathology and immunohistochemistry studies on autopsy specimens of the brain and other visceral organs collected postmortem.
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- Yung-Hsiang Hsu
- Department of Pathology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan.
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Ferreri AJM, Campo E, Ambrosetti A, Ilariucci F, Seymour JF, Willemze R, Arrigoni G, Rossi G, López-Guillermo A, Berti E, Eriksson M, Federico M, Cortelazzo S, Govi S, Frungillo N, Dell'Oro S, Lestani M, Asioli S, Pedrinis E, Ungari M, Motta T, Rossi R, Artusi T, Iuzzolino P, Zucca E, Cavalli F, Ponzoni M. Anthracycline-based chemotherapy as primary treatment for intravascular lymphoma. Ann Oncol 2004; 15:1215-21. [PMID: 15277261 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdh274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Optimal therapeutic management of intravascular lymphoma (IVL) lacks precise guidelines. PATIENTS AND METHODS The clinico-pathological features of 38 HIV-negative patients with IVL were reviewed to define efficacy of chemotherapy in these malignancies. Clinical characteristics of 22 patients treated with chemotherapy and of 16 untreated patients were compared in order to understand better the impact and causes of potential patient selection. RESULTS Median age was 70 years (range 34-90), with a male/female ratio of 0.9; 23 (61%) patients had Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG-PS) > 1; 21 (55%) had systemic symptoms. Cutaneous lesions and anemia were significantly more common among patients treated with chemotherapy; central nervous system (CNS) and renal involvement were significantly more common among untreated patients. Chemotherapy was associated with a response rate of 59% and a 3-year overall survival of 33 +/- 11%. Five of six patients with CNS involvement received chemotherapy: four of them died early; only one patient, treated with adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, methotrexate, bleomycin and prednisolone (MACOP-B) followed by high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), was alive at 19 months. High-dose chemotherapy supported by ASCT was indicated at diagnosis in another patient (43 years of age, stage I), who was alive at 71 months, and at relapse after cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone (CHOP) in two patients who died early after transplantation. PS < or = 1, disease limited to the skin, stage I, and use of chemotherapy were independently associated with better outcome. CONCLUSIONS Anthracycline-based chemotherapy is the standard treatment for IVL. However, survival is disappointing, with a relevant impact of diagnostic delay and lethal complications. More intensive combinations, containing drugs with higher CNS bioavailability, are needed in cases with brain involvement, and the role of high-dose chemotherapy supported by ASCT should be further investigated in younger patients with unfavorable features.
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- A J M Ferreri
- Department of Radiochemotherapy, San Raffaele H Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
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Baehring JM, Longtine J, Hochberg FH. A new approach to the diagnosis and treatment of intravascular lymphoma. J Neurooncol 2003; 61:237-48. [PMID: 12675317 DOI: 10.1023/a:1022588812415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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In intravascular lymphoma (IVL) tumor cells are initially restricted to vascular lumina. Neurological syndromes predominate and are caused by ischemia as well as tumor infiltration into the nervous system. Ante mortem diagnosis is challenging and frequently impossible. Chemotherapy is effective if started prior to ischemic damage. Over a three year period, we have diagnosed IVL in seven patients. Tissue diagnosis could be accomplished in only three cases. Forthose in whom tissue diagnosis failed we based our diagnosis on clinical presentation, typical magnetic resonance imaging findings, spinal fluid cytopathology, and molecular analyses. Six patients were treated with methotrexate chemotherapy alone or in combination with CHOP. Three patients are in complete remission 9-20 months after initial diagnosis. Another patient achieved a partial response. Two patients died due to progressive disease shortly after initiation of treatment. Grade III toxicity was observed in only 4 of 61 cycles. Based on a small retrospective series of patients, we conclude that methotrexate is a well tolerated and effective agent for the treatment of IVL.
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- Joachim M Baehring
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Bush WW, Throop JL, McManus PM, Kapatkin AS, Vite CH, Van Winkle TJ. Intravascular lymphoma involving the central and peripheral nervous systems in a dog. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2003; 39:90-6. [PMID: 12549621 DOI: 10.5326/0390090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A 5-year-old, castrated male mixed-breed dog was presented for paraparesis, ataxia, hyperesthesia, and thrombocytopenia of 5 months' duration and recurrent seizures during the preceding 2 weeks. Multifocal neurological, ophthalmological, pulmonary, and cardiac diseases were identified. Magnetic resonance imaging and cerebrospinal fluid analysis supported a tentative diagnosis of neoplastic or inflammatory disease. A computed tomography-guided biopsy provided both cytopathological and histopathological evidence of intravascular lymphoma. The disease progressed despite chemotherapy with prednisone, L-asparginase, and vincristine. Postmortem histopathological examinations suggested intravascular lymphoma in the central and peripheral nervous systems as well as in multiple other organ systems. This is the first description of an antemortem diagnosis and treatment of intravascular lymphoma involving the central nervous system of a dog.
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- William W Bush
- Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3900 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- V M Montori
- Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn 55905, USA
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Calamia KT, Miller A, Shuster EA, Perniciaro C, Menke DM. Intravascular Lymphomatosis. RHEUMADERM 1999. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-4857-7_37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Hashimoto H, Naritomi H, Kazui S, Yamamoto H, Kinugawa H, Miyashita K, Abe S, Sawada T. Presymptomatic brain lesions on MRI in a patient with intravascular malignant lymphomatosis. J Neuroimaging 1998; 8:110-3. [PMID: 9557152 DOI: 10.1111/jon199882110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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A 58-year-old man with a intravascular malignant lymphomatosis initially developed myeloradiculopathy without cerebral symptoms. His MRI, however, demonstrated solid, wedge-shaped, and well-demarcated lesions in the deep white matter and a string-shaped lesion along with nerve fibers in the splenium of corpus callosum. A variety of cerebral symptoms manifested a month afterward. The possibility of this disease should be considered in cases of undiagnosed myeloradiculopathy with such silent brain lesions.
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- H Hashimoto
- Department of Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
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Natali-Sora MG, Lodi M, Corbo M, Hays AP, Nemni R. Intravascular malignant lymphomatosis with neurological symptoms. J Neurol 1996; 243:205-6. [PMID: 8750562 DOI: 10.1007/bf02444016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Intravascular lymphomatosis is a rare fatal neoplasm characterized by malignant cells of lymphocytic lineage producing vascular occlusions. The cerebral vasculature is particularly affected. Two patients seen at our institution presented with progressive neurologic deficits including dementia, hemiparesis and myelopathy. Review of an additional 64 reported cases with neurologic involvement indicates that patients developed intermittent fevers, an encephalopathy ranging from acute disorientation to rapidly progressive dementia, and focal signs such as hemiparesis and myelopathy. Common laboratory abnormalities include elevated cerebrospinal fluid protein and a lymphocytic pleocytosis, elevated blood erythrocyte sedimentation rate and serum lactate dehydrogenase. Malignant cells are rarely seen in cerebrospinal fluid, blood or bone marrow. Neuroimaging is usually abnormal with parenchymal lesions seen on cerebral tomography and magnetic resonance imaging along with an occasional meningeal pattern of contrast enhancement. Treatment with corticosteroids, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or plasmapheresis provided limited benefit. Intravascular lymphomatosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of unexplained progressive encephalopathy with superimposed focal deficits.
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- J E Chapin
- Department of Neurology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, USA
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