Leptomeningeal Hodgkin's Disease
Authors: ROBERT O. DILLMAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1980)

Letters and Corrections1 May 1980Leptomeningeal Hodgkin's DiseaseROBERT O. DILLMAN, M.D., JOHN MUEH, M.D., CLAUDIA M. GRECO, M.D., MARK R. GREEN, M.D.ROBERT O. DILLMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN MUEH, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, CLAUDIA M. GRECO, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MARK R. GREEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-92-5-714 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Although involvement of the meninges is a well-known complication of carcinoma and lymphoma, such involvement in Hodgkin's disease is not.In April 1977, excision of a left inguinal mass confirmed a diagnosis of mixed cellularity Hodgkin's disease in a 60-year-old Mexican woman who had noted a neck mass and B symptoms for 8 months. Upper mantle radiotherapy was delivered in Mexico. In the summer of 1978 an inguinal mass recurred, and she was treated with radiation therapy followed by cyclophosphamide and prednisone. She came to the United States in October 1978, complaining of fever, sweats, bone pain,...References1. ULTMANNMORAN JE. Hodgkin's disease: clinical course and complications. Arch Intern Med. 1973;131:322-53. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. MARSHALLROESSMANNVAN DEN NOORT GUS. Invasive Hodgkin's disease of the brain: report of two new cases and review of American and European literature with clinical-pathologic correlations. Cancer. 1968;22:621-30. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. CUTTNERMEYERHUANG JRY. Intracerebral involvement in Hodgkin's disease, a report of 6 cases and review of the literature. Cancer. 1979;43:1497-506. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. BILLINGHAMRAWLINSONBERRYKEMPSON MDPR. The cytodiagnosis of malignant lymphomas and Hodgkin's disease in cerebrospinal, pleural, and ascitic fluids. Acta Cytol (Baltimore). 1975;19:547-56. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. YOUNGHOWSERANDERSONFISHERJAFFEDEVITA RDTREV. Central nervous system complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Am J Med. 1979;66:435-43. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of California San Diego, CA 92103 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byNeurological Complications of Hodgkin LymphomaNeurologic complications of hematologic neoplasmsCerebellopontine angle Hodgkin's diseaseNeurologic Complications of Systemic LymphomaCraniocerebral involvement in lymphomaHodgkin's disease with leptomeningeal involvement: Report of a case with long survivalLymphomatous Leptomeningitis as a Presenting Syndrome of Hodgkin's DiseasePETER G. STEINHERZ, M.D., RUSSELL WALKER, M.D., GEORGE KROLL, M.D., PHILIP EXELBY, M.D., LAUREL J. STEINHERZ, M.D., MARY WEISER, R.N., DENIS MILLER, M.D. 1 May 1980Volume 92, Issue 5Page: 714-715KeywordsBoneCyclophosphamideFeversHodgkin lymphomaMeningesRadiation therapySweat Issue Published: 1 May 1980 PDF downloadLoading ...