Malignant lymphoma of the cranial vault in an HIV-positive patient: imaging findings

Eur Radiol. 2001;11(8):1506-9. doi: 10.1007/s003300000754.

Abstract

We describe the CT and MR imaging findings in an HIV-positive patient with malignant non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the cranial vault, a rare site for lymphoma involvement. Autopsy revealed lymphomatous bone lesions, lymphoma in the epidural space, and a large necrotic lymphoma in the soft tissue of the skull.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Epidural Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Epidural Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • HIV Seropositivity
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, AIDS-Related / diagnosis*
  • Lymphoma, AIDS-Related / diagnostic imaging
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / diagnosis*
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / diagnostic imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Parietal Bone* / diagnostic imaging
  • Parietal Bone* / pathology
  • Scalp*
  • Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Skin Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Skull Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Skull Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed