Primary Cerebellar Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
- Author:
Chul Yoon HWANG
1
;
Young Jin SONG
;
Dae Chul KIM
;
Sun Seob CHOI
;
Young Min CHOI
;
Ki Uk KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Brain Tumor Institute Dong-A University, Busan, Korea. kukim@donga.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cerebellar tumor;
Hodgkin's lymphoma;
CNS involvement
- MeSH:
Brain;
Cerebellar Neoplasms;
Cerebellum;
Diagnosis;
Female;
Headache;
Hodgkin Disease*;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Middle Aged;
Nausea;
Reed-Sternberg Cells;
Vomiting
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2007;42(2):149-152
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Authors report a very rare case of primary Hodgkin's lymphoma limited to the cerebellum. A 64-year-old female patient presented with headache, nausea, and vomiting. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed a nodular enhancing mass in the left cerebellar hemisphere. Tumor was removed totally with retromastoid suboccipital approach. Diagnosis was Hodgkin's lymphoma of mixed cellularity type, consisting of a dense mixed inflammatory infiltrate containing scattered large atypical mononuclear Hodgkin cells and multinucleated Reed-Sternberg cells. Systemic work-up for the Hodgkin's lymphoma was followed with negative result. Postoperative radiation therapy was given and the patient is disease-free at 16 months after the operation.
