Btissaam. Belhoucha1,
,
Lahcen. Aderdour1,
Skoumi Mohamed2,
Sara Belghmidi3,
Youssef. Rochdi1,
Aniba Khalid2,
hajji btissam3,
Hassan. Nouri1,
A Moutaouakil3,
Ait Benali Said2,
Abdelaziz. Raji1 1Department of ENT, CHU Med VI, Marrakech 2360, Morocco
2Department of Neurosurgery University hospital Mohammed VI, Marrakesh, Morocco
3Department of ohtalmology, CHU Mohammed VI, Marrakech, Maroc
International Journal of Hematological Disorders.
2015,
Vol. 2 No. 1, 1-3
DOI: 10.12691/ijhd-2-1-1
Copyright © 2015 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Btissaam. Belhoucha, Lahcen. Aderdour, Skoumi Mohamed, Sara Belghmidi, Youssef. Rochdi, Aniba Khalid, hajji btissam, Hassan. Nouri, A Moutaouakil, Ait Benali Said, Abdelaziz. Raji. Isolated Primary Malignant Lymphoma Arising from the Skull Base.
International Journal of Hematological Disorders. 2015; 2(1):1-3. doi: 10.12691/ijhd-2-1-1.
Correspondence to: Btissaam. Belhoucha, Department of ENT, CHU Med VI, Marrakech 2360, Morocco. Email:
btissambelhoucha@gmail.comAbstract
Primary skull base lymphoma is quite rare entity, accounting for 1% - 2% of all skull base tumors. Due to its rarity and its similarity to other tumors skull base lymphoma remains a diagnostic challenge. We present a 3-year-old previously healthy boy presented with blindness and exophtalmos revealing a primary skull base lymphoma. The clinical and the radiological features of the lesion have been described as well as the pathologic findings. Lymphoma, although uncommon, should be included in the differential diagnosis of such neoplasms of the skull base. Early diagnosis and treatment as prompt management are crucial for both a visual and vital prognosis.
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