Primary CNS lymphoma in the spinal cord: Clinical manifestations may precede MRI delectability

Neuroradiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 239-244

  Herrlinger, U ^a   Weller, M ^a   Kuker W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Primary central nervous system lymphoma; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NERVE ROOT INJURY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SOFT TISSUE METASTASIS; SPINAL CORD CANCER; SPINAL CORD LESION; SPINAL NERVE; SURVIVAL TIME; SYMPTOM; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, LYMPHOBLASTIC; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036935213     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340100701     Document Type: Article

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