Peripheral polyneuropathy associated with primary malignant lymphoma of the brain.
A patient with a primary malignant lymphoma of the brain manifested a peripheral polyneuropathy during his illness that could not be accounted for by the usual causes. The polyneuropathy is considered to be a nonmetastatic complication of the primary brain tumor. A review of the literature did not uncover a similar case.
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000473:pathology; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D004576:Electromyography; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005267:Femoral Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009431:Neural Conduction; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000175:diagnosis; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal / Q000175:diagnosis