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Intracranial MALT lymphomas of the dura mater: two case reports

Intracranial MALT lymphomas of the dura mater: two case reports Acta Neurologica Belgica https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-023-02214-0 LE T TER TO  THE   EDITOR 1 2 3 4 Davide Facchinelli  · Linda Mazzai  · Cristiano Parisi  · Mariangela Novello Received: 3 January 2023 / Accepted: 13 February 2023 © The Author(s) under exclusive licence to Belgian Neurological Society 2023 Introduction Cases description Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of the dura, also known Case 1 as mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas of the dura (MLD), is a rare type of primary central nervous In February 2009, a 42-year-old woman was diagnosed with system lymphomas (PCNSL), and despite some published a parotid gland MALT lymphoma, stage IE, and treated with case reports and case series, the precise incidence of MLD locoregional radiotherapy achieving complete remission. is unknown [1, 2]. In April 2012, the patient was urgently admitted to a neu- Unlike most of the other PCNSLs that biologically are rosurgical ward for irritability, spatial–temporal disorienta- high-grade lesions, MLD is a low-grade, indolent disease, tion, and psychomotor agitation. Magnetic Resonance (MR) which originates in the dura but can involve the epidural, imaging of the brain revealed a contrast-enhanced, space- subdural, and subarachnoid space and classically lacks inva- occupying lesion in the left frontal region of the brain with sion of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Neurologica Belgica Springer Journals

Intracranial MALT lymphomas of the dura mater: two case reports

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Copyright © The Author(s) under exclusive licence to Belgian Neurological Society 2023
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0300-9009
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10.1007/s13760-023-02214-0
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Acta Neurologica Belgica https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-023-02214-0 LE T TER TO  THE   EDITOR 1 2 3 4 Davide Facchinelli  · Linda Mazzai  · Cristiano Parisi  · Mariangela Novello Received: 3 January 2023 / Accepted: 13 February 2023 © The Author(s) under exclusive licence to Belgian Neurological Society 2023 Introduction Cases description Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of the dura, also known Case 1 as mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas of the dura (MLD), is a rare type of primary central nervous In February 2009, a 42-year-old woman was diagnosed with system lymphomas (PCNSL), and despite some published a parotid gland MALT lymphoma, stage IE, and treated with case reports and case series, the precise incidence of MLD locoregional radiotherapy achieving complete remission. is unknown [1, 2]. In April 2012, the patient was urgently admitted to a neu- Unlike most of the other PCNSLs that biologically are rosurgical ward for irritability, spatial–temporal disorienta- high-grade lesions, MLD is a low-grade, indolent disease, tion, and psychomotor agitation. Magnetic Resonance (MR) which originates in the dura but can involve the epidural, imaging of the brain revealed a contrast-enhanced, space- subdural, and subarachnoid space and classically lacks inva- occupying lesion in the left frontal region of the brain with sion of

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Acta Neurologica BelgicaSpringer Journals

Published: Jun 1, 2023

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