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Clayton Wiley MD/PhD
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38-year-old male with progressive weakness of upper and lower extremities, in addition to confusion. Describe the MRI findings (location, enhancement, mass effect).
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MRI T2 FLAIR images
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MRI T1 pre and post contrast
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MRI side-by-side FLAIR and postcontrast images
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Question 1 What additional clinical information would you like to know?
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Is there any significant past medical history? signs/symptoms of infection previous malignancy (Fam Hx) Previous treatments PE- evidence of peripheral lesions or infections? Lab- Blood and CSF analysis Answer
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Give a differential diagnosis based on MRI. Question 2
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Infectious disease (Toxoplasmosis, Amebic encephalitis, Viral, PML) Lymphoma Demyelinating lesion (Multiple sclerosis) Metastasis Gliomatosis cerebri Multiple infarcts (Embolic / Vasculopathy) Answer
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The surgeon tells you that a full body CT showed no masses, an HIV test was positive and the CSF showed lymphocytes. You receive 2 cores of tissue in consultation for intraoperative guidance. Describe the cytologic features of the touch prep and smear. Click here to view slides.here Question 3
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What is your intraoperative diagnosis? Question 4
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What can a neuropathologist do to validate their diagnosis? Question 5
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LCA, CD20/L26 & CD3. Other hematopoietic markers (ie CD79a, kappa, lambda, CD10, MUM-1, etc) and vimentin/GFAP (to highlight gliosis) might also be helpful in certain cases. Answer
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Review the permanent section and describe the microscopic features. Click here to view slide.here Question 6
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What is your final diagnosis? Question 7
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Secondary involvement by lymphoma is most common in what part of the CNS? Question 8
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Dura / leptomeninges Answer
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What are some diseases associated with PCNSL? Question 9
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HIV infection Immunosuppressive therapy (post transplantation) Hodgkin's disease Epstein-Barr virus Primary immunodeficiency syndromes: Wiskott-Aldrich, X- linked lymphoproliferative, Severe combined immunodeficiency, Ataxia-telangiectasia Answer
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