Kumar Hemant, Sharma Achal, Sharma Vinod, Singhvi Shashi
Department of Neurosurgery, S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Department of Pathology, Patho Care and Research Centre, S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Asian J Neurosurg. 2020 Feb 25;15(1):126-127. doi: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_94_16. eCollection 2020 Jan-Mar.
Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare tumor that accounts for <1%-4% of primary CNS tumor. PCNSLs are class of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas which are primarily of diffuse large B-cell origin (90%), with remaining being T-cell lymphoma (10%). Author report a rare case of PCNSL presenting as an intracranial mass involving the entire ventricular system, in an immunocompetent 36-year-old male with severe headache, decreased vision, and unsteady gait. The diagnosis was obtained by histopathological and subsequent immunohistochemistry.
原发性中枢神经系统淋巴瘤(PCNSL)是一种罕见肿瘤,占原发性中枢神经系统肿瘤的不到1%-4%。PCNSL是非霍奇金淋巴瘤的一种,主要起源于弥漫性大B细胞(90%),其余为T细胞淋巴瘤(10%)。作者报告了一例罕见的PCNSL病例,表现为颅内肿块累及整个脑室系统,患者为一名36岁免疫功能正常男性,有严重头痛、视力下降和步态不稳症状。通过组织病理学及后续免疫组化检查得以确诊。