Ophthalmoplegia as unusual initial symptom of Hodgkins lymphoma

Abstract

Hodgkins lymphoma are relatively common tumors in the neck and head and should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of any mass lesion in this region, especially in cases with single enlarged lymph node of unknown origin and symptoms that can only be explained by metastasis. In the present case, a 58-year-old man who was found to have a Hodgkins lymphoma in his neck that was complicated by a metastasis to his brain causing complete ophthalmoplegia, a rare primary complication