A primary CNS lymphoma in spontaneous remission for 3.5 years after initial detection of the lesions by MRI

Brain Tumor Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-31

  Kon, Takashi ^a   Kakita, Akiyoshi ^a   Koide, Akira ^b   Mori, Hiroshi ^a   Tanaka, Ryuichi ^a   Takahashi, Hitoshi ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Murakami General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corpus callosum; Ghost tumor; Long duration; Malignant lymphoma

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISORIENTATION; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; VENTRICULOATRIAL SHUNT;

EID: 0038163811     PISSN: 14337398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02478944     Document Type: Article

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