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Pineal Gland Lymphoma: Case Report and Literature Review

Author(s) -

Akshya Gupta,

Mahlon D. Johnson,

Ali Hussain

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of clinical imaging science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.279

H-Index - 18

eISSN - 2156-7514

pISSN - 2156-5597

DOI - 10.4103/2156-7514.166350

Subject(s) - pineal gland , histopathology , medicine , lymphoma , pathology , methotrexate , differential diagnosis , oncology , melatonin

A 65-year-old male presented to our institution with acute-onset headache. Imaging studies demonstrated a mass in the region of the pineal gland, with subsequent histopathology findings being consistent with large B cell lymphoma. The patient was treated with methotrexate, but ultimately did not survive. Primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma rarely involves the pineal gland, but should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pineal gland tumors in the appropriate clinical setting

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