Symptoms of central nervous system lymphoma

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Lymph nodes are distributed throughout our body, and the symptoms of lymphoma in different parts are also different. For example, the symptoms of central nervous system lymphoma are more special, and patients may be confused with other diseases if they do not understand the symptoms. To make a better distinction, today we will talk about the symptoms of central nervous system lymphoma.

Symptoms of central nervous system lymphoma

Brain involvement symptoms (30% - 50%): mainly headache, blurred vision, personality changes, in addition, according to the location of lesions will appear corresponding clinical manifestations.

Leptomeningeal involvement (10% ～ 25%): the protein and lymphocyte count of these patients increased significantly during cerebrospinal fluid examination. Eye involvement symptoms (10% - 20%): because about 20% of the patients with primary lymphoma have eye involvement, the patients suspected of central nervous system lymphoma should be examined with slit lamp.

The symptoms of spinal cord involvement were less than 1%; lymphoma had no special clinical manifestations, such as no cytological and histological data, so preoperative diagnosis was very difficult. Epidemiological investigation found that there were three types of people with predisposition: ① recipients of organ transplantation; ② AIDS patients; ③ Congenital immunodeficiency (such as systemic lupus erythematosus, Epstein Barr virus infection and rheumatoid arthritis).

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The above is the symptoms of central nervous system lymphoma. Clinically, it is easy to be confused with other diseases, such as cervical spondylosis. There will also be headache and nausea. However, central nervous system lymphoma is more harmful and often has more malignant diseases. I hope patients can be alert and diagnosed as soon as possible.