title: [Malignant lymphoma with subdural effusion].
abstract: A 64-year-old woman was admitted for treatment of malignant lymphoma involving the pharynx and abdomen. Lymphoma disappeared after chemotherapy and radiotherapy, but she had central nervous system symptoms; euphorism, left facial nerve palsy, right hemiplesia, and disturbance of micturition. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a diffuse dural thickening and a subdural fluid retention. The subdural fluid was determined to be an exudate, and a biopsy of the dura mater revealed a normal dura and a fibrin clot containing lymphoma cells and neutrophils. MRI can be very useful to detect the meningeal involvement of malignant lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine III, National Defense Medical College.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohtsuki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishimatsu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mizukami
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Makishima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohnishi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Motoyoshi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nagata
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013353:Subdural Effusion / Q000209:etiology*