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Dec, 2012

Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of the dura: A case report

Neurological Surgery
  • Masahiko Yamada
  • Kazuho Hirahara
  • Tetsuzou Tomosugi
  • Takeshi Ishii
  • Ayumu Taniguchi
  • Yousuke Nishimuta
  • Dan Kawahara
  • Yuko Sadamura
  • Kouichi Uetsuhara
  • Kazunori Sueyoshi
  • Yukie Tashiro
  • Tadashi Yoshino
  • Masayoshi Fujii
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Volume
40
Number
12
First page
1079
Last page
1085
Language
Japanese
Publishing type

The authors present the case of a 65-year-old woman who initially was diagnosed as having intracranial dural B-cell malignant lymphoma. She survived more than 9 years after surgery and radiation. We re-examined the specimens pathologically. Histological findings confirmed an extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) that showed numerous IgG4-positive plasma cells. MALT lymphomas are already recognized as a distinct clinico-pathological entity. A primary dural MALT lymphoma is very rare and has a favorable clinical outcome, and patients are expected to have an excellent long-term survival with local therapy alone.

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PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23180745
ID information
  • ISSN : 0301-2603
  • ISSN : 1882-1251
  • Pubmed ID : 23180745
  • SCOPUS ID : 84871659441

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