TY - JOUR
T1 - Rapidly Progressive, Acute Polyradiculopathies and Cranial Neuropathies Resulting from Leptomeningeal Nasal-Type NK Cell Lymphoma
AU - Zaretsky, Marina
AU - Pulipaka, Uma
AU - Schiff, David
AU - Bahler, David
AU - Lacomis, David
PY - 2000/3
Y1 - 2000/3
N2 - Lymphomas may cause polyradiculopathies by several pathogenic mechanisms. However, such a presentation of a nasal-type NK (natural killer) cell lymphoma is rare. We report a previously healthy man who developed acute, axon-loss radiculopathies and cranial neuropathies. Despite the lack of a nasal or midline facial mass, cerebrospinal fluid cytologic and flow cytometric immunophenotypic studies disclosed that the patient's rapid demise was the result of a nasal-type NK cell lymphoma with leptomeningeal involvement.
AB - Lymphomas may cause polyradiculopathies by several pathogenic mechanisms. However, such a presentation of a nasal-type NK (natural killer) cell lymphoma is rare. We report a previously healthy man who developed acute, axon-loss radiculopathies and cranial neuropathies. Despite the lack of a nasal or midline facial mass, cerebrospinal fluid cytologic and flow cytometric immunophenotypic studies disclosed that the patient's rapid demise was the result of a nasal-type NK cell lymphoma with leptomeningeal involvement.
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U2 - 10.1097/00131402-200003000-00005
DO - 10.1097/00131402-200003000-00005
M3 - Article
C2 - 19078573
AN - SCOPUS:0347608421
SN - 1522-0443
VL - 1
SP - 137
EP - 140
JO - Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease
JF - Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease
IS - 3
ER -