Case report. Primary hypothalamic third ventriclular Burkitt's lymphoma: a case report with emphasis on differential diagnosis.
A patient with primary Burkitt-type lymphoma of the central nervous system is presented. A hypothalamic-third ventricular tumour in a man 71 years of age was diagnosed histologically as Burkitt's lymphoma. Primary Burkitt's lymphoma of the hypothalamic region is extremely rare and has not been previously reported in adults.
Department of Radiology, Hiroshima Redcross Hospital, 1-9-6 Sendamachi, Nakaku, Hiroshimashi 730-8619, Japan. my-takasu@syd.odn.ne.jp
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Takasu
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Takeshita
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Tanitame
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Tamura
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Mori
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Fujihara
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Ito
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005910:Glioma / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007029:Hypothalamic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D020542:Third Ventricle; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed