Central nervous system Hodgkin lymphoma: case report and review of the literature. J Neurooncol 2011 Apr;102(2):329-34
Date
08/03/2010Pubmed ID
20676729DOI
10.1007/s11060-010-0320-8Scopus ID
2-s2.0-79953676865 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 7 CitationsAbstract
Central nervous system (CNS) involvement by Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is extremely rare, accounting for 0.5% or less of HL cases. In contrast, CNS involvement can occur in 5-30% of patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. CNS HL can present at any point in the course of HL, most commonly during relapsing disease, and has been described in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. We describe a case of HL affecting the CNS and bone marrow on initial presentation in a 79-year-old immunocompetent female with a prior history of squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx and adenocarcinoma of the lung. Following the case report, a review of the literature on CNS HL is presented.
Author List
Torgerson S, Olteanu H, Tinguely M, Fenske TSAuthor
Timothy Fenske MD Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AgedBone Marrow Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Central Nervous System Neoplasms
Fatal Outcome
Female
Hodgkin Disease
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Laryngeal Neoplasms
Lung Neoplasms
Postoperative Complications
Tomography, X-Ray Computed