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Query: UMLS:C0019829 (Hodgkin's disease)
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We report the case of a 56-year-old male with Hodgkin's disease who was being treated with mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone (MOPP) and who presented with paresthesias, bilateral leg weakness, and foot drop. MRI revealed a paravertebral abscess with intraspinal extension that was drained and treated with vancomycin. Foot drop was persistent after the treatment. The objective of this case report is to highlight the diagnostic challenge posed by the clinical presentation of foot drop in a medical patient with multiple co-morbidities.
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PMID:Diagnostic challenge posed by the clinical presentation of foot drop in a patient with Hodgkin's lymphoma. 1714 77

AMD3100 given with G-CSF has been shown to mobilize CD34+ cells in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), multiple myeloma (MM), and Hodgkin's disease (HD) patients who could not collect sufficient cells for autologous transplant following other mobilization regimens. These poor mobilizers are usually excluded from company-sponsored trials, but have been included in an AMD3100 Single Patient Use protocol, referred to as a Compassionate Use Protocol (CUP). A cohort of 115 data-audited poor mobilizers in CUP was assessed, with the objective being to collect > or =2 x 10(6) CD34+ cells per kg following AMD3100 plus G-CSF mobilization. The rates of successful CD34+ cell collection were similar for patients who previously failed chemotherapy mobilization or cytokine-only mobilization: NHL -- 60.3%, MM -- 71.4% and HD -- 76.5%. Following transplant, median times to neutrophil and PLT engraftment were 11 days and 18 days, respectively. Engraftment was durable. There were no drug-related serious adverse events. Of the adverse events considered related to AMD3100, two (1.6%) were severe (one patient -- headache, one patient -- nightmares). Other AMD3100-related adverse events were mild (84.8%) or moderate (13.6%). The most common AMD3100-related adverse events were gastrointestinal reactions, injection site reactions and paresthesias. AMD3100 plus G-CSF offers a new treatment to collect CD34+ cells for autologous transplant from poor mobilizers, with a high success rate.
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PMID:AMD3100 plus G-CSF can successfully mobilize CD34+ cells from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and multiple myeloma patients previously failing mobilization with chemotherapy and/or cytokine treatment: compassionate use data. 1799 19

T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma is a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which shows preponderance for young men. Most common symptoms are painless swelling of lymph nodes, accompanied by B symptoms and large mediastinal masses. Most often, an involvement of the nervous system is due to paraneoplastic symptoms or side effects of treatment. In a literature research, we could not find a case with affection of a cervical nerve root as the first symptom for T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. A 39-year-old man presented with right-sided C8 radiculopathy, including pareses and paresthesia. Since the magnetic resonance image disclosed a right-sided mass lesion in the region of the neuroforamen C8, compressing the corresponding nerve root, a schwannoma was suspected. The tumor was removed using a dorsal approach. Neuropathological examination revealed the diagnosis of T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. The patient underwent diagnostic staging and received further treatment. He experienced a very grim course and succumbed to his disease 12 months after surgery. T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma is a rare disease, and tropism of lymphoma cells to neural structures is seldom encountered. However, the presence of radiculopathy, together with signs, referring to B symptoms, should prompt the physician to consider this coincidence in the differential diagnosis of schwannoma.
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PMID:T-cell lymphoma mimicking schwannoma of a cervical nerve root. 1881 May 14

Toxoplasmosis is a well-recognized opportunistic disease in HIV-infected individuals that is caused by the reactivation of a previous infection, primarily in the central nervous system, during profound immunodeficiency. Toxoplasmosis has been described more rarely in patients with cancer and chemotherapy. We report a case of a patient with a history of chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma who developed pain and progressive paresthesia of the right arm 6 weeks after remission. Relapsing lymphoma was suspected, and steroid and radiation treatment were initiated, but the patient died 5 days later due to multiple organ failure. Autopsy revealed disseminated toxoplasmosis. This case illustrates that toxoplasmosis should be suspected in patients with neoplastic disease, especially lymphomas, who present with unexplained neurologic, pulmonary, or febrile symptoms during or after chemotherapy.
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PMID:Disseminated toxoplasmosis in a patient with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. 1949 81

Nearly 25% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs) arise in extranodal locations. The involvement of soft tissue by NHL is uncommon. Primary extranodal NHL of the skeletal muscle is even rarer. The authors report a 49-year-old man with a 3-month history of progressive asymmetry of the face caused by swelling in the right cheek with paresthesia and burning. He underwent an excisional biopsy of the lesion. Histologic examination, immunohistochemistry and cytogenetic analysis were performed. The final diagnosis was primary large B-cell NHL of the masseter muscle, stage IEA. Rituximab-cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, vincristine and prednisone regimen was started. Restaging procedures after immunopolychemotherapy showed no evidence of disease. No relapse has occurred during a follow-up of 72 months. Although primary muscle lymphoma represents a rare entity, it can involve every muscle. Thus, when patients present with cheek swelling, physicians should always consider the possibility of lymphoma. The authors also reviewed the published literature concerning primary muscle lymphoma.
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PMID:An unusual cause of facial swelling: primary extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the masseter muscle. 2110 33

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is the most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is characterized by the appearance of rapidly developing tumor lesions in the lymph nodes, spleen, liver, bone marrow or other organs. Primary extranodal presentations of this entity in bone are rare (5% of all extranodal lymphomas) and their initial manifestation is usually in the form of a single bone lesion. This paper addresses a case of a 62-year-old male diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in the mandible. The patient had left mandibular swelling with intermittent paresthesia of the left lower lip and chin, without apparent neck adenopathies. No other locations were identified in the several exams performed, and the final diagnosis was an asymptomatic diffuse extranodal large B-cell lymphoma (IE-A) in the body of the left mandible. Four cycles of chemotherapy were given according to the R-CHOP protocol (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone) plus external radiotherapy targeted to the involved site, resulting in complete remission of the tumor. Such lesions are fairly uncommon in daily clinical practice. However, considering their severity and the importance of an early diagnosis, such conditions should be included in the differential diagnosis of bone lesions in the orofacial region.
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PMID:Primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the mandible. A case report. 2125 53

Numb chin syndrome (NCS) is a rare yet potentially ominous sensory neuropathy characterised by unilateral hypoesthesia or paraesthesia over the lower lip, chin and occasionally gingival mucosa. Recognising NCS clinically is important as this may be a subtle sign of occult malignancy progression or relapses. Current expert opinion is that patients with NCS without apparent cause should be assumed to have a malignant aetiology until proven otherwise. By far the most common non-haematologic neoplastic cause of NCS is breast cancer, while the most common haematologic neoplastic cause is non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). The pathophysiology of NCS has been shown to be either direct compression of the mental nerve by tumour mass, leptomeningeal invasion or a bony lesion at mental foramen. Here we report a case of NHL presenting with NCS with no evidence of metastasis in brain parenchyma, cerebrospinal fluid or mandibular bone. Instead, diffuse dural thickening and focal lesion in clivus were identified. We propose that these may represent novel mechanisms of NCS.
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PMID:Non-Hodgkin lymphoma presenting with numb chin syndrome. 2269 65

Numb chin syndrome is a rare sensory neuropathy of the mental nerve characterized by numbness, hypoesthesia, paraesthesia, and very rarely pain. Dental causes, especially iatrogenic ones, maxillofacial trauma, or malignant neoplasm are etiologic factors for this rare syndrome. Many malignant and metastatic neoplasms are causing this syndrome, like primary osteosarcoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and mandibular metastasis of primary carcinoma of breast, lung, thyroid, kidney, prostate, and nasopharynx. Haematological malignancies like acute lymphocytic leukaemia, Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and myeloma can cause this neuropathy. The authors report a case of a 71-year-old woman in which the numb chin syndrome was the first symptom of the diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, which caused infiltration and reabsorption of the alveolar ridge and lower mandibular cortex. A biopsy of the mass was performed on fragments of tissue collected from the mandibular periosteum, medullary and cortical mandibular bone, and inferior alveolar nerve.
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PMID:Numb chin syndrome as first symptom of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. 2558 Mar 8

In the oral cavity, lymphoproliferative disorders can manifest in various ways, often as an extranodal externalization. In the case presented here, it was a B cell lymphoma originating in the periapical bone of the anterior maxilla. X-ray revealed a periapical radiolucency associated with an intact tooth with no decay, fillings or history of trauma. The tooth tested non-vital. After root canal treatment, an apicoectomy was performed with a biopsy. The most common diagnosis would be of dental etiology. The pathology report revealed a non-Hodgkin's B cell lymphoma. Most often, this disease appears as localized dental or oral pathology. Non-specific signs and symptoms present in association with lymphoproliferative disorders include lymphadenopathy, trismus, pain, swelling, sinusitis, fever, sepsis, prosthetic instability and paresthesia. Early detection results in decreased morbidity and a better prognosis for the patient.
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PMID:Extranodal large B cell lymphoma of the anterior maxilla. Case report and review of literature. 2570 67

A 64-year-old male farmer presented with a rapidly progressive swelling of the left mandible since 6 months. The swelling was firm to hard, diffuse, nontender, obliterating the vestibule with paresthesia of lower lip. The cone beam computed tomography imaging revealed an ill-defined, moth-eaten radiolucency with destruction of the buccal and lingual cortical plates. The rapid growth and aggressive behavior of the lesion coupled with guidance from the patient's previous reports from the incisional biopsy and fine needle aspiration cytology warranted a mandibular resection. Microscopic examination showed an encapsulated lesion situated in the connective tissue containing a mixture of proliferating spindle-shaped cells arranged in fascicles and round cells infiltrating into the connective tissue stroma and bone. The neoplastic cells exhibited atypical features such as pleomorphism, hyperchromatism and increased mitotic figures with noncleaved nuclei. A working diagnosis of a spindle-cell sarcoma was arrived at with various differentials provided such as fibrosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, Langerhans cell histiocytosis and lymphoma and stating the need for immunohistochemistry to subtype the tumor. The neoplastic cells were negative for Van Gieson's stain and Masson's trichrome. Immunohistochemical analysis performed using desmin, smooth muscle actin, S-100 and CD1a in a bid to determine the phenotype of the tumor and rule out the previously stated differentials were all negative for the lesion. Lymphoid markers such as leukocyte common antigen and CD20 (cluster differentiation marker for B-cells) showed positivity in spindle-shaped cells as well as round cells indicating the tumor to be a lymphoproliferative lesion of B-cell type. A final diagnosis of "spindle-cell variant of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma" was rendered based on the immunohistochemical profile.
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PMID:A rare spindle-cell variant of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the mandible. 2719 75


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