Dec, 2012
Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of the dura: A case report
Neurological Surgery
- 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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- ISSN : 0301-2603
- ISSN : 1882-1251
- Pubmed ID : 23180745
- SCOPUS ID : 84871659441