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Spontaneous Temporary Remission in Primary CNS Lymphoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Michael Rubin ,
Israel Libman ,
Marie-Laure Brisson ,
Marvin Goldenberg  and
Steven Brem
Michael Rubin
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience, The Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montreal
Israel Libman*
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience, The Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montreal
Marie-Laure Brisson
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, The Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montreal
Marvin Goldenberg
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroradiology, The Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montreal
Steven Brem
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience, The Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montreal
*
Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Cote Ste. Catherine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T IE2
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Abstract:

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We report a case of primary CNS lymphoma in which complete, though temporary, spontaneous clinical and radiologic remission occurred. This is the first such case report to our knowledge.

Type
Original Articles
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , May 1987 , pp. 175 - 177
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1987

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