Coexistence of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma within pontocerebellar angle schwannoma.
2002
We present an unusual case of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma within pontocerebellar angle schwannoma in
62-year-old woman.
The patient suffered for 5 months with V, VII and VIII nerves paresis and with cerebellar ataxia. CT scan
demonstrated large hyperdensive mass in cerebellopontine angle translocating cerebellar hemisphere
and cerebral trunk. The patient was subjected to surgery and the tumour was removed totally by suboccipital
retromastoidal right craniectomy approach. Histopathological examination revealed schwannoma infiltrated
with high grade B-cell lymphoma. The patient did well following surgery without any other lymphoma
manifestations, and she died from a heart attack 20 months later.
Solitary lymphoma of pontocerebellar angle coexisting with schwannoma is an unusual finding, thus our
case is the first report.
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