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Brain lymphoma: usefulness of the magnetic resonance spectroscopy

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The diagnosis of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) should always be considered as an emergency because of the therapeutic consequences it implies. In immunocompetent patients, it relies on stereotactic biopsy. Unfortunately, clinical and radiological features may be misleading and delay the diagnostic procedure. The case we report here illustrates the contribution of magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the diagnostic approach of a very atypical PCNSL.

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  1. Department of Neuro-oncology, Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France

    Sophie Taillibert, Marc Sanson & Khê Hoang-Xuan

  2. Department of Neuroradiology, Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, 47-83 boulevard de l’hôpital, Paris, 75651, France

    Rémy Guillevin, Carole Menuel & Jacques Chiras

  3. Laboratoire d’imagerie fonctionnelle, INSERM U678, Paris-6 University, Paris, France

    Rémy Guillevin

  4. Department of Neurosurgery, Gui de Chauliac Hospital, Montpellier, France

    Hugues Duffau

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Taillibert, S., Guillevin, R., Menuel, C. et al. Brain lymphoma: usefulness of the magnetic resonance spectroscopy. J Neurooncol 86, 225–229 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-007-9468-2

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