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Case Reports
. 2019 Dec;9(6):456-458.
doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000621.

EBV-positive primary CNS lymphoma restricted to the conus medullaris in an immunocompetent host

Reinier Alvarez  1 , Matthew D Hall  1 , Lyle Feinstein  1 , Sergio Gonzalez-Arias  1 , Yazmin Odia  1
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Case Reports

EBV-positive primary CNS lymphoma restricted to the conus medullaris in an immunocompetent host

Reinier Alvarez et al. Neurol Clin Pract. 2019 Dec.
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Figure. MRI
Serial MRI of an Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)-positive primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) isolated to the conus medullaris: (A) T2 and (B) T1 post contrast images at initial presentation; (C) T1 post contrast image after surgical resection; (D) T2 image at 1 month after surgery, (E) after completion of chemotherapy, (F) and at 8 months after diagnosis and 4 months after completion of radiotherapy.
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