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Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry logoLink to Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry
. 2001 Aug;71(2):243–246. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.71.2.243

Cerebral lymphoma presenting as a leukoencephalopathy

L Ayuso-Peralta 1, M Orti-Pareja 1, M Zurdo-Hernandez 1, F Jimenez-Jimenez 1, J Tejeiro-Martinez 1, J Ricoy 1, A de la Lama 1, A Bernardo 1
PMCID: PMC1737531  PMID: 11459903

Abstract

Cerebral lymphoma is infrequent in immunocompetent patients. This tumour usually appears on CT and MRI as a single lesion or as multiple lesions with mass effect and homogeneous enhancement after contrast administration. A patient is described with a cerebral lymphoma, confirmed by histopathological examination, who presented as a progressive leukoencephalopathy.



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