[An aspect of intracerebral lymphoma in scanner X mimicking meningioma]

P Petiot; B Croisile; A Vighetto; P Bret; M Trillet; G Aimard

[An aspect of intracerebral lymphoma in scanner X mimicking meningioma]

Rev Neurol (Paris). 1995 Oct;151(10):580-2.

[Article in French]

Authors

P Petiot¹, B Croisile, A Vighetto, P Bret, M Trillet, G Aimard

Affiliation

¹ Service de Neurologie, Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer, Lyon.

PMID: 8594652

Abstract

We report a case of primary non hodgkin's lymphoma of the central nervous system mimicking a meningioma on CT scan. We discuss the main characteristics of the diagnosis of this tumor, particularly based on the radiological presentation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / diagnosis
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / diagnostic imaging*
Meningioma / diagnosis
Meningioma / diagnostic imaging*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed