RESEARCH ARTICLE


Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma with Lateral Ventricle Involvement



Yumi Oie1, *, Kazuhiro Murayama1, Shinya Nagahisa2, Masato Abe3, Hiroshi Toyama1, Kazuhiro Katada1
1 Department of Radiology, Fujita Health University, Japan
2 Department of Neurosurgery, Fujita Health University, Japan
3 Department of Pathology, Fujita Health University, Japan

Article Information


Identifiers and Pagination:

Year: 2012
Volume: 6
First Page: 103
Last Page: 107
Publisher Id: TOMIJ-6-103
DOI: 10.2174/1874347101206010103

Article History:

Received Date: 07/04/2012
Revision Received Date: 12/07/2012
Acceptance Date: 09/08/2012
Electronic publication date: 5/10/2012
Collection year: 2012

© 2012 Oie et al.

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* Address correspondence to this author at the 1-98, Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Department of Radiology, Fujita Health University, Japan; Tel: 81-562-93-9259; Fax:81-562-95-2253; E-mail: yumi-oie@fujita-hu.ac.jp


Abstract

A 77-year-old woman presented with worsening cognitive impairment, nausea and vomiting. Computed tomography (CT) of the head revealed a high-density mass that symmetrically filled both lateral ventricles. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed an enhanced mass with T1 and T2 prolongation and restricted diffusion on diffusion weighted imaging (DWI). Diagnosis was delayed until a post-mortem examination, which revealed the mass as a primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). A high-intensity tumor on DWI with lateral ventricle involvement should raise the possibility of PCNSL.

Keywords: Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL), Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Diffusion weighted image (DWI), Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), Intraventricular tumor.