Primary intracranial mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma: A report of two cases and literature review

Cristina Sebastián, Ana Carmen Vela, Ramón Figueroa, Miguel Ángel Marín, Jorge Alfaro

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Abstract

Low-grade B cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas typically arise from the marginal zone of the secondary lymphatic follicles. Their intracranial expression is very rare, most frequently affecting the dura mater and the choroid plexus glomi in the lateral ventricles. Their initial evaluation requires the exclusion of more common extra-axial lesions, such as meningiomas, dural metastasis, granulomatous lesions or secondary lymphoproliferative dural extension from body lymphomas. Whenever a ventricular lesion is present, the patient's age and lesion location help narrow the differential diagnosis. Dural-based lymphomas and ventricular/choroid plexus lymphomas are slowgrowing lesions with imaging features similar to meningiomas, which is typically their main differential consideration. Diffusion-weighted images frequently show restricted diffusion behaviour on lymphomas, helping to differentiate them from the typical meningiomas.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)425-430
Number of pages6
JournalNeuroradiology Journal
Volume27
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1 2014

Keywords

  • B cell MALT lymphoma
  • Choroid plexus lymphoma
  • Dural-based lymphoma
  • Intracranial lymphoma
  • Low grade lymphoma
  • Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Clinical Neurology

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