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Primary intracranial dural lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) type: report of one case and review of the literature |
Bulletin du Cancer. Volume 92, Number 7, 10051-6, Juillet - Août 2005, Electronic journal of oncology
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Author(s) : Anne-Claude George, Mahmut Ozsahin, Robert Janzer, Siverio Agassis, Reto Meuli, Audrey S Baur, Valérie Frossard, Serge Leyvraz, Nicolas Ketterer |
Summary : Primary indolent leptomeningeal lymphoma is a rare entity, and corresponds in most cases to mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) type lymphoma. We are reporting a case of a 75 years old woman, who presented with a 2-year history of behavioral disorder, progressive memory loss and aphasia. Neuroimaging showed a mass infiltrating the frontal circumvolutions and the roof of the orbit. The biopsy revealed an infiltration of the dura by an indolent lymphoma, characteristic of a MALT-type lymphoma. Complete staging work-up did not show any evidence of systemic involvement. A treatment with systemic methotrexate, combined with intrathecal chemotherapy and followed by radiotherapy (30,6 Gy) of the primary site, was conducted. The 3-year follow-up confirms the persistent remission, the patient remaining well and free of symptoms. The review of the literature highlights the importance to recognize the indolent PLML as a distinct clinical entity, which exhibits a rather good prognosis following a relatively non-toxic therapy. |
Keywords : primary meningeal lymphoma, MALT, marginal lymphoma |
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