Secondary CNS Lymphoma in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Diagnostic Dilemma

Muhammad Qasim Naeem; Muhammad Atif Naveed; Ambar Ambreen; Abdullah Imran; Muhammad Asad Ullah

doi:10.7759/cureus.69468

Secondary CNS Lymphoma in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Diagnostic Dilemma

Cureus. 2024 Sep 15;16(9):e69468. doi: 10.7759/cureus.69468. eCollection 2024 Sep.

Authors

Muhammad Qasim Naeem^{1

2}, Muhammad Atif Naveed¹, Ambar Ambreen¹, Abdullah Imran¹, Muhammad Asad Ullah^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Radiology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, PAK.
² Diagnostic Radiology, Dr. Ziauddin Hospital, Karachi, PAK.
³ Radiology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Karachi, PAK.

Abstract

Primary lymphoma can occur in the brain and is restricted to the central nervous system (CNS). Secondary lymphoma involves the CNS after affecting other organs in the body. The prognosis is worse for secondary CNS lymphoma. Early diagnosis and treatment are mandatory. We report a case of secondary CNS lymphoma that was misdiagnosed as a cerebral abscess because of its unusual features.

Keywords: cerebral abscess; cns lymphoma; diffuse large b cell lymphoma (dlbcl); hiv/aids; immunocompromised.

Publication types

Case Reports