title: Primary low grade B-cell lymphoma of the dura in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: Primary central nervous system lymphomas (PCNSL) represent only 1% of all non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHLs). A 66 year-old woman was hospitalized due to multiple episodes of syncope and seizures which occurred the week before admission to the hospital. A computerized tomography (CT) scan of the brain showed a right parietal lesion suggesting a subdural effusion. The patient was operated and a dural lesion extending to the epidural space and cerebral cortex was excised. Histologic findings suggested diagnosis of a low-grade lymphoma of the mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) type. The patient was treated with radiation therapy and has now completely recovered 12 months after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University Institute of Oncology, Medical Oncology Department, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Altundag
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ozişik
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yalcin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Akyol
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed