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Case Reports
. 2017 Feb 5;130(3):374-376.
doi: 10.4103/0366-6999.198930.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Characteristics of Primary Central Nervous System T-cell Lymphoma

Qing Zhao  1 , Lin-Shu Zeng  2 , Xiao-Li Feng  2 , Hong-Mei Zhang  1
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Characteristics of Primary Central Nervous System T-cell Lymphoma

Qing Zhao et al. Chin Med J (Engl). .
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Figure 1
(A) T1-weighted image (a) and T2-weighted image (b-d); (B) axial (a-b), sagittal (c) and coronal (d) gadolinium-DTPA-enhanced T1-weighted images showing prominent “open-ring” enhancement; (C) diffusion-weighted imaging (a) and apparent diffusion coefficient (b) map showing restricted diffusion with a notch sign; 1H-MRS (c and d), where * indicated the region of interest; (D) pathological findings (a) (H and E, original magnification ×40) showing perivascular cuff (arrow), broad areas of necrosis (*), and microbleeds (☆); (b) (H and E, original magnification ×40) showing small atypical lymphocytes with astrocytic response; (c) immunohistochemical image showing strongly positive staining for CD3 (original magnification ×200).
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