title: [Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of the dura: a case report].
abstract: The authors present the case of a 65-year-old woman who initially was diagnosed as having intracranial dural B-cell malignant lymphoma. She survived more than 9 years after surgery and radiation. We re-examined the specimens pathologically. Histological findings confirmed an extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) that showed numerous IgG4-positive plasma cells. MALT lymphomas are already recognized as a distinct clinico-pathological entity. A primary dural MALT lymphoma is very rare and has a favorable clinical outcome, and patients are expected to have an excellent long-term survival with local therapy alone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kagoshima City Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Kazuho
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirahara
authors.forename: Tetsuzou
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tomosugi
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Ayumu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: Yousuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishimuta
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kawahara
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sadamura
authors.forename: Kouichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uetsuhara
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sueyoshi
authors.forename: Yukie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tashiro
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshino
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujii
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome