Open AccessMultiple hypertrophic relapsing remitting cranial neuropathies as an initial presentation of primary CNS lymphoma without any brain or spinal cord lesion
Author(s) -
Gaurav V Watane,
Saumil P Pandya,
Isha D Atre,
Foram N Kothari
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of radiology and imaging - new series/indian journal of radiology and imaging/indian journal of radiology and imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0971-3026
pISSN - 0970-2016
DOI - 10.4103/0971-3026.178364
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , pathology , spinal cord , central nervous system , presentation (obstetrics) , primary central nervous system lymphoma , lesion , cranial nerves , radiology , anatomy , psychiatry
Cranial nerve thickening as an initial isolated presentation of CNS lymphoma is rare. Once an extremely rare neoplasm, primary lymphoma of the central nervous system (CNS) now ranks only next to meningiomas and low-grade astrocytomas in prevalence. Multiple cranial nerve thickening can be a feature of primary CNS lymphoma. Here we report a case of a 45-year-old immunocompetent female who presented with relapsing remitting multiple cranial nerve thickening as an initial feature of primary CNS lymphoma without any other brain or spinal cord lesions.