Radiotherapy: an effective treatment of cerebral involvement by lymphomatoid granulomatosis.
We report the case of a 40-year-old woman who presented with neurologic complications of lymphomatoid granulomatosis after an initial pulmonary presentation. After treatment failure with immunosuppressive therapy, she responded dramatically to cranial radiation therapy without prior surgery.
Simard
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Hopital Laval, Département de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
LeBlanc
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D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008230:Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed