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Primary Central Nervous System Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder Diagnosed by Peripheral Facial Nerve Palsy.
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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
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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.
- Subjects :
- Cerebellopontine Angle pathology
Facial Nerve pathology
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents therapeutic use
Male
Middle Aged
Phosphoproteins
Rituximab therapeutic use
Facial Paralysis complications
Facial Paralysis diagnosis
Kidney Transplantation adverse effects
Lymphoproliferative Disorders complications
Lymphoproliferative Disorders diagnosis
Subjects
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