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Visualization of isolated trigeminal nerve invasion by lymphoma using Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging

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A 50-year-old man with active histiocytic lymphoma for 12 years developed an isolated right trigeminal neuropathy. Initial evaluation with head computed tomography, X-rays of the skull base, bone scan, and cerebrospinal fluid analysis including cytology were normal. Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed enlargement of the proximal third of the right trigeminal nerve. Gadolinium-enhanced MRI can be useful for the early demonstration of cranial nerve invasion by lymphoma.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Temple University School of Medicine, 3401 N. Broad Street, 19140, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    R. Manon-Espaillat M.D.

  2. Department of Radiology, Cleveland Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Cleveland, USA

    T. Masaryk

  3. Department of Neurology, Cleveland Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Cleveland, USA

    R. Manon-Espaillat M.D., D. J. Lanska & R. L. Ruff

  4. Department of Neurology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, USA

    R. Manon-Espaillat M.D., D. J. Lanska, R. L. Ruff & T. Masaryk

  5. Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University Medical School, Cleveland, USA

    R. Manon-Espaillat M.D., D. J. Lanska, R. L. Ruff & T. Masaryk

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Manon-Espaillat, R., Lanska, D.J., Ruff, R.L. et al. Visualization of isolated trigeminal nerve invasion by lymphoma using Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. Neuroradiology 32, 531–532 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02426474

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