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. 1982 Mar;45(3):199–208. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.45.3.199

Cerebral lymphoma: clinical radiological correlation.

J A Spillane, B E Kendall, I F Moseley
PMCID: PMC491338  PMID: 7086440

Abstract

Twenty patients with primary malignant lymphoma of the brain are described. This tumour tends to involve deep, central structures with subependymal spread and there is a high incidence (30%) of multifocal disease. Many cases present a clinical picture suggesting the location and by inference the possible nature of the tumour: early mental change, somnolence and headache are prominent. In the case of a solitary lymphoma, the computed tomographic appearance is sometimes similar to that of a meningioma whereas, in multifocal disease, confusion with metastases is almost invariable. With CT, it should be possible to reduce the frequency of misdiagnosis, and thus avoid overlooking a potentially radiosensitive lesion.

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