title: [Primary malignant lymphoma of the central nervous system--report of 5 cases].
abstract: 5 cases of primary malignant lymphoma of the central nervous system are reported. 3 were males and 2 females. Their ages ranged from 7 to 59. In 3 cases, the lesion occurred in the right parietal lobe and 2 in the right frontal lobe. The main clinical manifestations were as follows: headache (4/5), vomiting (5/5), hemiplegia (4/5) and mental disturbances (3/5). The histologic pattern in this group consists of 3 types, i. e. 3 B-small lymphocyte, 1 B-lymphocyte mixed and 1 large non-cleaved cell. The histogenesis, diagnosis and prognosis of this tumor are discussed briefly.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010296:Parietal Lobe