title: Neurolymphomatosis of Brachial Plexus in Patients with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
abstract: Neurolymphomatosis (NL) is a rare clinical disease where neoplastic cells invade the cranial nerves and peripheral nerve roots, plexus, or other nerves in patients with hematologic malignancy. Most NL cases are caused by B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Diagnosis can be made by imaging with positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We experienced two cases of NL involving the brachial plexus in patients with NHL. One patient, who had NHL with central nervous system (CNS) involvement, experienced complete remission after 8 cycles of R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone) chemotherapy but relapsed into NL of the brachial plexus 5 months later. The other patient, who suffered from primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL), had been undergoing chemoradiotherapy but progressed to NL of the brachial plexus.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, 170 Juhwa-ro, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do 411-706, Republic of Korea.
authors: Yong Jun
authors: YJ
authors: Choi
authors: Jung A
authors: JA
authors: Shin
authors: Yong Hoon
authors: YH
authors: Kim
authors: Soon Joo
authors: SJ
authors: Cha
authors: Joong-Yang
authors: JY
authors: Cho
authors: Seung Hee
authors: SH
authors: Kang
authors: Seong Yoon
authors: SY
authors: Yi
authors: Hye Ran
authors: HR
authors: Lee