Neurolymphomatosis of the median nerve.
A patient with a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma had a painful axonal neuropathy of the median nerve due to lymphomatous infiltration. The median nerve lesion was the only site of tumor recurrence for 5 months and could be diagnosed with MRI. The median neuropathy responded to chemotherapy.
van den Bent
M J
MJ
Department of Neuro-Oncology, Dr. Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
de Bruin
H G
HG
Beun
G D
GD
Vecht
C J
CJ
D000200:Action Potentials; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008475:Median Nerve; D008875:Middle Aged; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011930:Reaction Time; D012008:Recurrence