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Spontaneous Temporary Remission in Primary CNS Lymphoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Michael Rubin
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience, The Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montreal
Israel Libman*
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience, The Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montreal
Marie-Laure Brisson
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, The Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montreal
Marvin Goldenberg
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroradiology, The Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montreal
Steven Brem
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience, The Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montreal
*
Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Cote Ste. Catherine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T IE2
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Abstract:

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We report a case of primary CNS lymphoma in which complete, though temporary, spontaneous clinical and radiologic remission occurred. This is the first such case report to our knowledge.

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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1987

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