Primary Isolated Lymphoma of the Fourth Ventricle in an Immunocompetent Patient
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Primary Isolated Lymphoma of the Fourth Ventricle in an Immunocompetent Patient
Primary central nervous lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare variant of extranodal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with a especially poor prognosis. The diagnosis is usually encountered in immunodeficient patients but is also encountered, albeit uncommonly, in the immunocompetent. We present a 50-year-old male who developed signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure. Imaging revealed the presence of a ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2090-6706,2090-6714
DOI: 10.1155/2013/614658