Mantle cell lymphoma presented with unilateral palsy: a case report and review of literature

Diagnosis of MCL was supported by flow cytometric analysis of cerebrospinal fluid, bone marrow test, and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) of peripheral blood [Figure 2]. [2] However, in this patient, MRI of the spinal cord did not show any of these features. Because of the diagnostic possibi...

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Published in:Neurology India 2014-05, Vol.62 (3), p.315-317
Main Authors: Wu, Ri-Han, Chen, Yu-Juan, Huang, Jing, Liu, Xue-Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Care and treatment
Case studies
Diagnosis
Humans
Lymphoma
Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell - complications
Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell - diagnosis
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Mantle cell lymphoma
Medical treatment
Middle Aged
Paralysis
Paralysis - diagnosis
Paralysis - etiology
Spinal Cord Diseases - diagnosis
Spinal Cord Diseases - etiology
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Summary:Diagnosis of MCL was supported by flow cytometric analysis of cerebrospinal fluid, bone marrow test, and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) of peripheral blood [Figure 2]. [2] However, in this patient, MRI of the spinal cord did not show any of these features. Because of the diagnostic possibility of CNS, lymphoma had not been considered at the first instance until the follow-up test results confirmed this possibility.
ISSN:0028-3886
1998-4022
DOI:10.4103/0028-3886.137002