Overall Management > Lymphomas and Haemopoietic Neoplasms


Surg Neurol. 2004 Aug;62(2):178-9. (Case Report)


Abstract

Falcotentorial plasmacytoma: a case report

Alappatt JP, Anto D, Ajayakumar A

Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College, Calicut 673 008, Kerala, India.

This is the case report of a 45-year-old lady presenting with headache and papilledema. 
Investigations revealed falcotentorial plasmacytoma. 
Tumor was removed and adjuvant radiotherapy was given. 
This is curative. 
There are only 2 previous cases of plasmacytoma involving falx and tentorium simultaneously. 
En plaque meningioma is the close differential diagnosis.

PMID: 15261519 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15261519&dopt=Abstract



 

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