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High-Grade Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma of the Dura with Skull and Scalp Involvement with Simultaneous Sternum
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Yozgat Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.
Insights
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DBCL), a common non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, can rarely present as primary tumors of the skull and sternum. This case highlights the importance of considering DBCL in the differential diagnosis for such rare presentations.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Hematology
- Pathology
Background:
- Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DBCL) represents the most frequent subtype of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas.
- Primary lymphomas of the dura, skull vault, and sternum are exceptionally rare clinical entities.
- Extranodal involvement in lymphomas necessitates a broad differential diagnosis.
Abstract:
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DBCL) is the largest subgroup of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. Primary dural lymphoma, primary skull vault lymphoma, and primary sternum lymphoma are the rare lymphomas. We present the case of a 69-year-old patient with scalp, skull, and dura involvement that accompanying sternum involvement. It should be kept in mind that in the differential diagnosis of high-grade diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in patients presenting with a mass in the skull or sternum.
