Diffuse-primary-B-cell lymphoma of the cranial vault presenting as stroke

Vincenzo Salvo; Barbara Brogna; Luigi Sampirisi; Alice Casinelli; Rastelli Emanuela

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2018.03.010

Diffuse-primary-B-cell lymphoma of the cranial vault presenting as stroke

Radiol Case Rep. 2018 Apr 16;13(3):658-662. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2018.03.010. eCollection 2018 Jun.

Authors

Vincenzo Salvo¹, Barbara Brogna², Luigi Sampirisi³, Alice Casinelli¹, Rastelli Emanuela⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiological, Oncological and Anatomo-Pathological Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro n 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
² Department of Internal and Experimental Medicine "Magrassi-Lanzara", Institute of Radiology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
³ Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Neurosurgery, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Neuroradiology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

Abstract

A rare case of diffuse-primary-B-cell lymphoma was misdiagnosed on emergency computed tomography because of blurred findings and a sclerotic appearance of the right parietal bone. In spite of computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging provided a higher diagnostic yield, revealing more extensive diploic alterations and indicating the involvement of all of the cranial vault compartments. Therefore, a histologic examination of the surgical specimen was conducted to reach a conclusive diagnosis.

Keywords: Computed tomography; Cranial vault lymphoma; Magnetic resonance imaging.

Publication types

Case Reports