Primary cranial vault lymphoma mimicking meningioma.
Primary lymphomas of the cranial vault are rare; only six patients have been described in the literature. We report a 75-year-old woman who was admitted to our hospital after a focal seizure. CT showed a homogeneous mass which, on contrast enhancement, was similar to a meningioma. The tumour was excised and found to be a centroblastic, centrocytic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Treatment was completed with radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Isla
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Neurosurgery Service, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
Alvarez
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Gutiérrez
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Gamallo
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García-Blázquez
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Vega
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D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D008579:Meningioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed