Neurolymphomatosis caused by diffuse large B-cell lymphoma presenting as isolated brachial plexopathy  

作　　者：Heng Li Su-Shan Luo Chong-Bo Zhao 

机构地区：[1]Department of Neurology,Jinan Central Hospital,Shandong University,Jinan,Shandong 250013,China [2]Department of Neurology,Huashan Hospital,Fudan University,Shanghai 200040,China

出　　处：《Chinese Medical Journal》2019年第22期2762-2764,共3页中华医学杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：To the Editor:A 66-year-old female complained of muscle weakness,numbness,and pain in her left shoulder and arm for 16 months,after which muscle atrophy and forearm swelling gradually developed.Before admission,she had been diagnosed with brachial plexus neuritis and received intravenous methylprednisolone with 500 mg for 3 days,followed by a tapering of oral prednisolone.However,she did not benefit much from the treatment.Her personal medical history and family history were not remarkable.The previous chest computed tomography(CT)scan and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)scans of her brain,cervical spinal cord,and brachial plexus[Figure 1A]were not remarkable.

关 键 词：BRACHIAL LYMPHOMA ATROPHY 

分 类 号：R73[医药卫生—肿瘤]