Primary malignant non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of cranial vault: A case report

doi:10.1016/0090-3019(93)90007-N

Surgical Neurology

Volume 39, Issue 4, April 1993, Pages 286-289

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Abstract

Primary cranial vault non-Hodgkin's lymphomas are rare and only four such cases are described in the literature. A 65-year-old woman presented with focal neurological deficits and a subcutaneous scalp lump. Computed tomography (CT) scan showed a left parietal cranial vault lesion with soft tissue scalp swelling and underlying intracranial extra axial mass mimicking a meningioma. Histology showed features of a typical B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, there was no systemic involvement. The characteristic CT findings of this lesion are described and relevant literature is reviewed. We are reporting this case because of its rare occurance. A diagnosis of primary lymphoma of the skull vault should always be considered in the differential diagnosis when such a lesion is encountered.

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