Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma Involving Entire Ventricular System.

Asian J Neurosurg

Department of Pathology, Patho Care and Research Centre, S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

Published: February 2020

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.

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