Primary peripheral B cell lymphoma, Burkitt-like, of the cranial vault.
We report an autopsy case of malignant lymphoma of the cranial vault. The patient was an 85-year-old woman who exhibited a painless subcutaneous scalp lump associated with no neurological abnormalities. CT scan and magnetic resonance imaging of the head showed an extra-intra cranial isodensity lesion of the cranial vault. Autopsy revealed that the tumor was composed of medium-sized cells which were immunoreactive with CD45, CD20, CD79a, and CD10, and a diagnosis of peripheral B cell lymphoma, Burkitt-like, was made. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma originating from the cranial vault is extremely rare; a search of the English literature revealed only 16 previously reported cases. Herein, we review this singular calvarial lymphoma.
Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporoshirakabadai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan. akiko-tanimura@hokkaido.med.or.jp
Akiko
A
Tanimura
Yasushi
Y
Adachi
Mariko
M
Tanda
Hiroo
H
Yuasa
Yoshifumi
Y
Ishii
Yasuo
Y
Katou
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed