Extra-axial Hodgkin's lymphoma with bony hyperostosis mimicking meningioma

Joseph Paiva, James King, Ronil Chandra

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Abstract

Adjacent calvarial hyperostosis is commonly used to aid in the radiological diagnosis of a meningioma. While occasionally reported in dural non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), adjacent calvarial hyperostosis has not been reported with systemic presentation of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL). We report the first patient with systemic HL presenting as an extra-axial mass mimicking meningioma with adjacent calvarial hyperostosis confirmed on CT scan and MRI.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)725-727
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Clinical Neuroscience
Volume18
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Extra-axial mass
  • Hodgkin's lymphoma
  • Hyperostosis
  • Lymphoma
  • Meningioma

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