Primary manifestation of Hodgkin’s disease in the central nervous system |
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Authors: | M. Deckert-Schlüter Josef Marek Michael Šetlík Jana Marková E. Pakos Robert Fischer Otmar D. Wiestler |
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Affiliation: | Institut für Neuropathologie, Universit?tskliniken Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, D-51305 Bonn, Germany Tel.: (+49) 228/287-6642, Fax: (+49) 228/287-4331, DE Department of Pathology, Hospital Na Homolce, Roentgenova 2, Prague, Czech Republic, Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Na Homolce, Roentgenova 2, Prague, Czech Republic, Department of Clinical Haematology, Faculty Hospital Královské Vinohrady, erobárova 50, Prague, Czech Republic, Pathologisches Institut, Universit?tskliniken Bonn, Germany, DE Institut für Pathologie, Universit?t K?ln, Germany, DE
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Abstract: | A 62-year-old woman presented with loss of memory and a mild hemiparesis. Neuroradiology demonstrated a left frontoparietal tumour. Biopsy specimens of this lesion revealed intracerebral Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a diagnosis supported by immunohistochemical reactions of the tumour cells for the CD30 antigen. Additional cell cycle studies revealed a high proliferative activity of the tumour cells in association with absence of apoptosis. There was no evidence that overexpression of bcl-2 or Epstein-Barr virus infection was involved in the pathogenesis of this neoplasm. Lymphomas in the lung were detected 3 months later. Following neurosurgical excision, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, the patient had no evidence of Hodgkin’s disease after 13 months of follow-up. Received: 8 October 1997 / Accepted: 8 December 1997 |
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Keywords: | Hodgkin’ s disease Central nervous system Proliferation Apoptosis bcl-2 |
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