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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2021; 16(04): 835-840
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_110_21
Case Report

Multiple cranial nerve involvement as a presentation of primary central nervous system lymphoma: A case-based review

Tanvi Modi
Department of Radiology, Dr. Balabhai Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
Mitusha Verma
Department of Radiology, Dr. Balabhai Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
Deepak Patkar
Department of Radiology, Dr. Balabhai Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma is of two types: primary and secondary (more common). Primary CNS lymphoma usually presents as parenchymal lesions having characteristic imaging findings and may be associated with leptomeningeal involvement. Involvement of multiple cranial nerves as the initial manifestation of primary CNS lymphoma with the development of typical parenchymal lesions on follow-up is a rare entity. This nerve involvement is termed as neurolymphomatosis. We present the magnetic resonance imaging features of five patients presenting with neurolymphomatosis due to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

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Cranial nerves - lymphoma - nerve enhancement - neurolymphomatosis

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Publication History

Received: 15 March 2021

Accepted: 22 May 2021

Article published online:
16 August 2022

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