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Primary Central Nervous System Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder Diagnosed by Peripheral Facial Nerve Palsy.

Authors :
Imafuku A
Tanaka K
Marui Y
Ubara Y
Takaichi K
Tomikawa S
Ota Y
Fujii T
Ishii Y
Source :
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) [Intern Med] 2018 Jul 01; Vol. 57 (13), pp. 1899-1903. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Feb 09.
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

Although primary central nervous system post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PCNS-PTLD) causes various symptoms depending on the tumor region, there has been no previous report of PCNS-PTLD in the cerebellopontine angle that was diagnosed due to peripheral facial nerve palsy. We herein report a case involving a 62-year-old man with PCNS-PTLD in the cerebellopontine angle who was diagnosed due to peripheral facial nerve palsy. The reduction of immunosuppressive therapy, whole-brain radiotherapy, intrathecal chemotherapy, and rituximab were effective in treating this patient. Physicians should therefore be mindful that PCNS-PTLD can cause peripheral facial nerve palsy in renal transplant recipients.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1349-7235
Volume :
57
Issue :
13
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
29434151
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.9613-17