Neurolymphomatosis

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2018-04-14

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faculty of Basic Medical Science - Libyan International Medical University

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The term neurolymphomatosis (NL) encompasses nerve infiltration by neurotropic neoplastic cells in the setting of an unknown or a known hematologic malignancy. It is a rare neurologic manifestation of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and leukemia with a poorly defined incidence

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A rare lymphoma with a predilection for peripheral and cranial nerves, lumbar and brachial plexi and nerve roots, meninges, and vessels in the brain;1⁄2 of cases are accompanied by systemic lymphoma, which may be clinically silent

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