title: Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the cranial vault.
abstract: We present a case of primary B-cell, large-cell, lymphoma of the skull vault in a 50-year-old HIV-positive male, who presented with a history of unilateral headache and a swelling on the scalp. Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the skull is rare, with only ten such cases in adults previously described. We suggest that this is the second reported case in an HIV-positive individual.
authors.affiliation: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Smally
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dekker
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D016483:Lymphoma, AIDS-Related / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*