Linfoma primario del sistema nervioso central en un paciente inmunocompetente

Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) constitutes 2% of extranodal lymphomas and 0,3%-1,5% of all intracranial neoplasms in immunocompetent patients, being more frequent after the sixth decade of life. We report a case of a 76 year-old man with no antecedents who started his disease with m...

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Autores: Málaga-Zenteno, José, Mamani-Quispe, Jersson Alonso, Fuentes Fuentes, Mariela, Suclla-Velásquez, José Alonso, Meza Aragón, Julio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/872
Acceso en línea:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/872
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Palabra clave:Linfoma
neoplasmas del sistema nervioso central
inmunocompetencia.
Lymphoma
central nervous system neoplasm
immunocompetence.
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Sumario:Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) constitutes 2% of extranodal lymphomas and 0,3%-1,5% of all intracranial neoplasms in immunocompetent patients, being more frequent after the sixth decade of life. We report a case of a 76 year-old man with no antecedents who started his disease with march instability, difficulty to move left side of his body with brachial predominance, holocraneal headache and dizziness. He arrived at emergency with Glasgow 14 and right eyelid ptosis. He had left sided hemiparesis and hypoesthesia with crural predominance and occasional disorientation. Brain computed tomography (CT) showed a contrastenhanced image in the right frontoparietal region with both extra- and intra-cranial components, cerebral edema and middle line deviation. Craniotomy and biopsy of the tumor resulted in diffuse large B cell lymphoma of the central nervous system. The patient was HIV negative. Other primary tumor and metastasis were discarded. He was treated with ‘CHOD/BVAM’ regimen and radiotherapy. He evolved favorably. No tumor was found in the post treatment brain MRI.