title: Intracranial mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma.
abstract: Primary central nervous system lymphomas are a rare lymphoid tumor. A small proportion of these lymphomas are low-grade B-cell lymphoma of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) subgroup. A primary MALT-lymphoma of the dura is very rare, with only a few reports. These low-grade tumors respond favorably to a combination of surgery and post-operative regional external beam radiotherapy. Differentiating these lesions from primary lymphomas or other dural-based lesions is therefore critical to determine clinical management and future prognosis. We report a 29-year-old patient with visual loss and dural-based MALT lymphoma and discuss the pertinent findings as well as the clinical management of patients with this unusual lesion.
authors.affiliation: Section of Neurosurgery, MC 3026, The University of Chicago Hospital, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
authors.forename: Sherise D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: Wael
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Musleh
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gurbuxani
authors.forename: Stephen F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Shafizadeh
authors.forename: Maciej S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lesniak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*