Primary intracerebral lymphoma: Case report

Abstract

We describe a case of primary central nervous lymphoma (PCNSL) that may be confused with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of high grade glioma. Primary central nervous lymphoma is a rare tumour and it account for 0.3-3% of intracranial tumours. A 61 year\'s old woman was admitted to our clinic with a severe headache, vomiting, left hemiparesia and transient loss of consciousness. Primary central nervous lymphoma may show various biological and radiological characteristics. We herein emphasized being confused with MRI findings of PCNSL and high grade glioma.

Keywords

• Primary central nervous lymphoma, high grade glioma, B-cell, diagnosis

Primer intraserebral lenfoma: Olgu sunumu

Öz

Burada magnetic rezonans görüntüleme (MRG) bulguları ile yüksek dereceli glioma ile karışabilecek olan bir primer merkezi sinir sistemi lenfoması (PMSL) sunuyoruz. Primer merkezi sinir sistemi lenfoması nadir bir tümördür ve intracranial tümörlerin % 0.3-3\'ünü oluşturur. Altmış bir yaşında kadın hasta kliniğimize ciddi baş ağrısı, kusma, sol hemiparezi ve geçici bilinç kaybı ile getirildi. Primer merkezi sinir sistemi lenfoması çeşitli biyolojik ve radyolojik özellikler gösterebilir. Burada PMSL\'nin MRG bulgularının yüksek dereceli glioma ile karışmasını vurguladık.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Primer merkezi sinir sistemi lenfoması, yüksek dereceli glioma, B-hücre, tanı

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