PRIMARY HYPOTHALAMIC LYMPHOMA MIMICKING SARCOIDOSIS

Authors
BAYRAKDAR A GORDON DL EMANUELE NV
Citation
A. Bayrakdar et al., PRIMARY HYPOTHALAMIC LYMPHOMA MIMICKING SARCOIDOSIS, The Endocrinologist, 7(1), 1997, pp. 69-71
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Endocrynology & Metabolism
Journal title
The Endocrinologist → ACNP
ISSN journal
10512144
Volume
7
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
69 - 71
Database
ISI
SICI code
1051-2144(1997)7:1<69:PHLMS>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
We describe a patient with an aggressive hypothalamic lymphoma whose c linical and biochemical features mimicked neurosarcoidosis. This case illustrates the point that although diagnostic tests might suggest neu rosarcoidosis, biopsy confirmation is required.