Primary Isolated Lymphoma of the Fourth Ventricle in an Immunocompetent Patient
Joint Authors
Baeesa, Saleh S.
Ghanem, Ahmad
Alahwal, Mahmoud
Bokhari, Rakan
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Primary central nervous lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare variant of extranodal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with a especially poor prognosis.
The diagnosis is usually encountered in immunodeficient patients but is also encountered, albeit uncommonly, in the immunocompetent.
We present a 50-year-old male who developed signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure.
Imaging revealed the presence of a fourth ventricle mass with obstructive hydrocephalus.
First, the patient underwent emergency endoscopic third ventriculostomy followed, few days later, by complete tumor resection via a posterior fossa craniotomy.
Postoperative histopathology revealed the lesion to be a PCNSL.
He received adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation and remained with no recurrence on regular imaging studies for 18-month followup.
We report herein the fourth case of isolated PCNSL lesion to the fourth ventricle in the literature and provide the rationale for our belief that craniotomy and tumor resection, if feasible, should be the initial line of management in similar cases to relieve hydrocephalus and achieve the diagnosis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bokhari, Rakan& Ghanem, Ahmad& Alahwal, Mahmoud& Baeesa, Saleh S.. 2013. Primary Isolated Lymphoma of the Fourth Ventricle in an Immunocompetent Patient. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bokhari, Rakan…[et al.]. Primary Isolated Lymphoma of the Fourth Ventricle in an Immunocompetent Patient. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Bokhari, Rakan& Ghanem, Ahmad& Alahwal, Mahmoud& Baeesa, Saleh S.. Primary Isolated Lymphoma of the Fourth Ventricle in an Immunocompetent Patient. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485258
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-485258