Open AccessPrimary intraventricular central nervous system lymphoma in an immunocompetent patient
Author(s) -
Vinit Suri,
Venkatesh Mittapalli,
Mukul Kulshrestha,
Kaushal Premlani,
Shanti Kumar Sogani,
Kunal Suri
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1745.174433
Subject(s) - medicine , primary central nervous system lymphoma , central nervous system , lymphoma , pathology
We report a young 15-year-old boy with 6 months history of headache, vomiting, and seizure. He underwent septostomy followed by right ventriculoperitoneal shunt for obstructive hydrocephalus and was managed with empirical antituberculosis treatment. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed solid, nodular, enhancing masses in bilateral lateral ventricles and 4(th) ventricle. Surgical biopsy from 4(th) ventricular lesion confirmed a B-cell lymphoma. Staging evaluation with MRI positron emission tomography and bone marrow biopsy were normal suggesting an intraventricular primary central nervous system lymphoma.