Intravascular lymphoma presenting with neurological signs but diagnosed by prostate biopsy: suspicion as a key to early diagnosis

European Journal of NeurologyVolume 16, Issue 3 p. e39-e41 Intravascular lymphoma presenting with neurological signs but diagnosed by prostate biopsy: suspicion as a key to early diagnosis G. Pusch, G. Pusch Department of Neurology, University of Pecs, Pecs, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorG. Feher, G. Feher Department of Neurology, University of Pecs, Pecs, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorA. Szomor, A. Szomor 1st Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pecs, Pecs, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorF. Kover, F. Kover Diagnostic Center of Pecs, Pecs, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorE. Gomori, E. Gomori Department of Pathology, University of Pecs, Pecs, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorZ. Illes, Z. Illes Department of Neurology, University of Pecs, Pecs, HungarySearch for more papers by this author G. Pusch, G. Pusch Department of Neurology, University of Pecs, Pecs, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorG. Feher, G. Feher Department of Neurology, University of Pecs, Pecs, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorA. Szomor, A. Szomor 1st Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pecs, Pecs, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorF. Kover, F. Kover Diagnostic Center of Pecs, Pecs, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorE. Gomori, E. Gomori Department of Pathology, University of Pecs, Pecs, HungarySearch for more papers by this authorZ. Illes, Z. Illes Department of Neurology, University of Pecs, Pecs, HungarySearch for more papers by this author First published: 05 February 2009 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02382.xCitations: 7 Zsolt Illes, Department of Neurology, University of Pécs, Rét u. 2., Pécs, 7623 Hungary (tel.: +36-72-535-900; fax: +36-72-535-911; e-mail: [email protected]). 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