Abducens nerve palsy as initial presentation of Burkitt Lymphoma during Pregnancy Post–Cesarean abducens nerve paresis and Headache
oleh: Mohammad Jahani, Ali Arash Anoushirvani, Farhad Shahi, O Azimaraghi
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2009-03-01 |
Deskripsi
Burkitt’s lymphoma is one of the most hematologic malignancies that involve the central nervous system. Our patient had a rare presenting symptom of lymphoma during pregnancy. It is reasonable to search for Burkitt’s lymphoma in every patient with abdominal mass and neurologic symptom. Involvement of cranial nerves especially abducens are among this neurologic complications but are rare as presenting symptoms of lymphoma.