Spinal malignant lymphoma appearing after radiation and chemotherapy of a pineal region tumor.
The occurrence of malignant lymphoma in the pineal region is very rare. We experienced a case of pineal region tumor that was treated by radiation and chemotherapy. After 1 year, the tumor metastasized to the cauda equina and was operated on. The diagnosis was malignant lymphoma. Although the incidence of intracranial malignant lymphoma is known to be on the increase recently, malignant lymphoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pineal region tumors.
Amagasa
M
M
Department of Neurosurgery and Pathology, Yamagata City Hospital Saiseikan, Japan.
Kawase
M
M
Sato
S
S
Yuda
F
F
D000293:Adolescent; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D002420:Cauda Equina; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018237:Germinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D010870:Pineal Gland; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed