Isolated Primary Malignant Lymphoma Arising from the Skull Base

Btissaam. Belhoucha^1, , Lahcen. Aderdour¹, Skoumi Mohamed², Sara Belghmidi³, Youssef. Rochdi¹, Aniba Khalid², hajji btissam³, Hassan. Nouri¹, A Moutaouakil³, Ait Benali Said² and 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

Cite this paper:
Btissaam. Belhoucha, Lahcen. Aderdour, Skoumi Mohamed, Sara Belghmidi, Youssef. Rochdi, Aniba Khalid, hajji btissam, Hassan. Nouri, A Moutaouakil, Ait Benali Said and 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

Abstract

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.

Keywords:
Lymphoma skull base optic chiasma Biopsy

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