Central nervous system malignant lymphoma associated with Behcet's disease. Case report.
A 75-year-old woman presented with intracranial B-cell lymphoma associated with Behcet's disease manifesting as headache and dizziness. She had been treated with prednisolone for 17 years, and colchicine for 4 years under a diagnosis of incomplete Behcet's disease. Computed tomography revealed a 4-cm high density mass surrounded with diffuse edema in the right frontal lobe. Surgery removed a discolored red mass together with hematoma. The histological diagnosis was B-cell type malignant lymphoma. Malignant lymphoma is rarely associated with Behcet's disease, as only 10 cases have been reported.
Ono
Yasuki
Y
Department of Neurosurgery, Hachinohe City Hospital. cjl90720@ams.odn.ne.jp
Yamada
Masatoshi
M
Kawamura
Tsuyoshi
T
Ito
Jun
J
Kanayama
Shigeaki
S
Katayama
Yosei
Y
Okusawa
Etsuko
E
D000368:Aged; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000209:etiology*