title: Steroid-induced complete remission in a case of primary cerebral non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
abstract: A case of a primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the CNS is reported in which a complete and stable disappearance of an enhancing mass lesion on the CT scan after treatment with dexamethasone was followed by the occurrence of a high-grade malignant lymphoma in the opposite hemisphere 18 months later. The long-lasting and stable remission suggests a direct oncolytic effect of corticosteroids on lymphoma cells. Furthermore, this case illustrates the usefulness of repeated CT examinations in patients with CNS lymphoma and steroid treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pohl
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oberhuber
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dietze
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vogl
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Pallua
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Plangger
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huber
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012074:Remission Induction
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone