title: Frontal convexity primary lymphoma masquerading meningioma: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the skull with extra- and intracranial extension without systemic or skeletal manifestation in a nonimmunocompromised patient is extremely rare. These lesions often cause difficulty in diagnosis because they mimic other conditions. We report a case of primary lymphoma involving scalp, skull vault, meninges and invading the brain parenchyma and masquerading clinically and radiologically as a meningioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, India. dramit_in@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Makannavar
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shetty
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology*; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed