OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE: A rare case of dura-based primary cerebral Hodgkin's disease clinically and radiographically indistinguishable from a meningioma is described. CLINICAL PRESENTATION: A 55-year-old immunocompetent woman presented with headaches and ataxia. Magnetic resonance images demonstrated a circumscribed diffusely enhancing mass with a dural tail attached to the cerebellar tentorium. INTERVENTION: Operative inspection also suggested a meningioma, but a frozen section of the firm mass revealed an inflammatory lesion. Subsequent pathological analysis demonstrated Hodgkin's disease, nodular sclerosing type. An extensive workup revealed no systemic disease. CONCLUSION: This case illustrates the rare occurrence of primary intracranial Hodgkin's disease and its mimicry of meningioma.
OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE: A rare case of dura-based primary cerebral Hodgkin's disease clinically and radiographically indistinguishable from a meningioma is described. CLINICAL PRESENTATION: A 55-year-old immunocompetent woman presented with headaches and ataxia. Magnetic resonance images demonstrated a circumscribed diffusely enhancing mass with a dural tail attached to the cerebellar tentorium. INTERVENTION: Operative inspection also suggested a meningioma, but a frozen section of the firm mass revealed an inflammatory lesion. Subsequent pathological analysis demonstrated Hodgkin's disease, nodular sclerosing type. An extensive workup revealed no systemic disease. CONCLUSION: This case illustrates the rare occurrence of primary intracranial Hodgkin's disease and its mimicry of meningioma.
Authors: Francois M Cady; Brian Patrick O'Neill; Mark E Law; Paul A Decker; David M Kurtz; Caterina Giannini; Alyx B Porter; Paul J Kurtin; Patrick B Johnston; Ahmet Dogan; Ellen D Remstein Journal: J Clin Oncol Date: 2008-07-21 Impact factor: 44.544
Authors: Shino Magaki; Radha Satyadev; Zesheng Chen; Kathryn S Yung; Harry V Vinters; Marsha C Kinney; Jonathan W Said Journal: Brain Tumor Pathol Date: 2021-11-18 Impact factor: 3.298