T-cell primary leptomeningeal lymphoma in cerebellopontine angle

BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Mar 6:2015:bcr2014208602. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-208602.

Abstract

Primary meningeal lymphomas are very rare and those derived from T cells are even more infrequent (less than 5% of primary central nervous system lymphomas). Cerebellopontine angle involvement in the primary T-cell lymphoma is exceptional. Clinical presentation depends on the type of lesions, and histological diagnosis is needed. We present a rare case of a 50-year-old woman who presented with clinical cerebellar syndrome with posterior opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome. Necropsy evaluation revealed primary diffuse leptomeningeal non-Hodgkin's T-cell lymphoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / complications
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Cerebellopontine Angle / pathology*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / complications
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / diagnosis*
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / complications
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Middle Aged
  • Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome / etiology*