title: Steroid-induced disappearance of primary central nervous system lymphoma. Clinical, neuroradiological and pathological findings.
abstract: A 73-year-old man presented a progressive neurologic syndrome with impairment of multiple cranial nerves, ataxia and limb weakness. Neuroradiological evaluation showed multiple supra and infratentorial lesions, which completely disappeared after steroid treatment on two occasions. These neuroradiological modifications were closely correlated with clinical picture and CSF findings. Post-mortem examination showed multifocal primary CNS immunoblastic large cell lymphoma. Immunohistochemistry showed that the tumor was of B-cell origin.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Filla
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Michele
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: D'Armiento
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Di Salle
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cirillo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marano
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiacchio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rapuano
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Buscaino
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone