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Vol 55, No 5 (2021)
Letter to the Editors
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Accepted: 2021-05-08
Published online: 2021-07-02
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Unexpected infiltration of meninges by generalised diffuse large B-cell lymphoma manifesting as multiple cranial neuropathies in a patient with history of breast carcinoma

Eva Malá1, Kateřina Matějová1, Tomáš Olejár2, Radoslav Matěj23, Adam Pavličko4, Ondřej Sobek5, Robert Rusina1
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Pubmed: 34346054
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Neurol Neurochir Pol 2021;55(5):499-501.
Affiliations
  1. Department of Neurology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Thomayer University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
  2. Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Thomayer University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
  3. Department of Pathology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
  4. Department of Radiology, Thomayer University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
  5. Laboratory for CSF, Neuroimmunology, Pathology and Special Diagnostics, Topelex, Prague, Czech Republic

open access

Vol 55, No 5 (2021)
Letters to the Editors
Submitted: 2021-04-24
Accepted: 2021-05-08
Published online: 2021-07-02

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Keywords

meningeal carcinomatosis, subdural haematoma, B-cell lymphoma, cranial neuropathy

About this article
Title

Unexpected infiltration of meninges by generalised diffuse large B-cell lymphoma manifesting as multiple cranial neuropathies in a patient with history of breast carcinoma

Journal

Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska

Issue

Vol 55, No 5 (2021)

Article type

Letter to the Editors

Pages

499-501

Published online

2021-07-02

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6410

Article views/downloads

559

DOI

10.5603/PJNNS.a2021.0049

Pubmed

34346054

Bibliographic record

Neurol Neurochir Pol 2021;55(5):499-501.

Keywords

meningeal carcinomatosis
subdural haematoma
B-cell lymphoma
cranial neuropathy

Authors

Eva Malá
Kateřina Matějová
Tomáš Olejár
Radoslav Matěj
Adam Pavličko
Ondřej Sobek
Robert Rusina

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