title: [Burkitt lymphoma of the cavernous sinus. Apropos of a case].
abstract: Cavernous sinus lymphoma is a rare occurrence. We report a case of a 37-year-old woman who was admitted for an oculo-motor paresis and retro-orbital pain. CT scan and MRI disclosed a cavernous sinus tumor. A surgical biopsy was performed through a pterional approach and the histological diagnosis was a solitary primary Burkitt's lymphoma. Aggressive chemotherapy led to a complete and asymptomatic remission after a follow-up of 9 years. The mechanism of the primary localization in the cavernous sinus is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurochirurgie, CHU-Hôpital de la Timone Adultes, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille. hdufour@ap-hm.fr
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dufour
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diaz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Metellus
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fuentes
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Chinot
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Figarella-Branger
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grisoli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Lymphome de Burkitt du sinus caverneux. A propos d'un cas.