Peripheral polyneuropathy associated with primary malignant lymphoma of the brain

M. Garofalo Jr, M. J. Danon, H. Donnenfeld and J. G. Chusid

A patient with a primary malignant lymphoma of the brain manifested a peripheral polyneuropathy during his illness that could not be accounted for by the usual causes. The polyneuropathy is considered to be a nonmetastatic complication of the primary brain tumor. A review of the literature did not uncover a similar case.