Low grade non-hodgkin B-cell lymphoma presenting as sensory neuropathy

European Neurology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 138-141

  Gemignani, Franco ^a   Marchesi, Gianfranco ^b   Di Giovanni, Guido ^a   Salih, Sultan ^a   Quaini, Federico ^a   Nobile Orazio, Eduardo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Guastalla   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Autoantibodies; Cryoglobulinemia; Gangliosides; Lymphoma; Monoclonal gammopathy; Sensory neuropathy; Sulfatide

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU CHAIN; M PROTEIN;

AGED; AGING; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DYSESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHOMA CELL; MALE; MONONEUROPATHY; NERVE INJURY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PARAPROTEINEMIA; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, B-CELL; LYMPHOMA, LOW-GRADE; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SENSATION DISORDERS;

EID: 0030000429     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: 14219913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000117230     Document Type: Article

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