Bilateral symmetrical enhancing brainstem lesions: an unusual presentation of primary CNS lymphoma.

Category Primary study
JournalEuropean journal of neurology
Year 1999
We report a patient with a progressive brainstem syndrome, who on magnetic resonance imaging had large bilateral, symmetrical, contrast-enhancing, infratentorial space-occupying lesions. Biopsy of one of the lesions revealed this unusual appearance to be due to a primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma of B-cell type. Symmetry of lesions may be a clue to the diagnosis, perhaps reflecting the mechanism by which CNS lymphomas spread.
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First added on: Jul 07, 2022