title: Multiple hypertrophic relapsing remitting cranial neuropathies as an initial presentation of primary CNS lymphoma without any brain or spinal cord lesion.
abstract: Cranial nerve thickening as an initial isolated presentation of CNS lymphoma is rare. Once an extremely rare neoplasm, primary lymphoma of the central nervous system (CNS) now ranks only next to meningiomas and low-grade astrocytomas in prevalence. Multiple cranial nerve thickening can be a feature of primary CNS lymphoma. Here we report a case of a 45-year-old immunocompetent female who presented with relapsing remitting multiple cranial nerve thickening as an initial feature of primary CNS lymphoma without any other brain or spinal cord lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Imaging, Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Gaurav V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Watane
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Imaging, Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Saumil P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Pandya
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Imaging, Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Isha D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Atre
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Imaging, Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Foram N
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Kothari
keywords: Cisternal segments; lymphoma; multiple cranial nerve thickening; primary CNS lymphoma