Neurologia medico-chirurgica
Online ISSN : 1349-8029
Print ISSN : 0470-8105
ISSN-L : 0470-8105
Primary Malignant Lymphoma of the Brain in Childhood —Case Report—
Yutaka KAIJun-ichi KURATSUYukitaka USHIO
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1998 Volume 38 Issue 4 Pages 232-237

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A 5-year-old boy presented with a 1-year history of frontal headache and nausea. Neurological examination showed left abducens nerve palsy, left facial nerve palsy, Bruns'' nystagmus, and wide-based gait. Neuroimaging demonstrated a lesion with moderate linear enhancement in the left cerebellar hemisphere. He underwent stereotactic needle biopsy. The histological diagnosis was well-differentiated small lymphocytic type of malignant lymphoma. Following the biopsy, the patient underwent radiotherapy (whole brain 30 Gy, local 20 Gy). He has been in good condition for more than 5 years. The long-term survival is attributable to the absence of aggressiveness and the good response to radiation of this subtype of malignant lymphoma.

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