title: Primary intraventricular central nervous system lymphoma in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: We report a young 15-year-old boy with 6 months history of headache, vomiting, and seizure. He underwent septostomy followed by right ventriculoperitoneal shunt for obstructive hydrocephalus and was managed with empirical antituberculosis treatment. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed solid, nodular, enhancing masses in bilateral lateral ventricles and 4(th) ventricle. Surgical biopsy from 4(th) ventricular lesion confirmed a B-cell lymphoma. Staging evaluation with MRI positron emission tomography and bone marrow biopsy were normal suggesting an intraventricular primary central nervous system lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology Sciences, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Vinit
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Suri
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology Sciences, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Venkatesh
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mittapalli
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology Sciences, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Manish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kulshrestha
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology Sciences, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Kaushal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Premlani
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology Sciences, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sogani
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology Sciences, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Kunal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suri
keywords: Intraventricular tumor; immunocompetent; primary central nervous system lymphoma