[Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of the dura: a case report]

No Shinkei Geka. 2012 Dec;40(12):1079-85.
[Article in Japanese]

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Brain Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery
  • Dura Mater / pathology*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / diagnosis
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / pathology*
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / radiotherapy
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Treatment Outcome