Summary:
Primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the CNS in an immunocompetent individual is considered a tumor
with low frequency of occurrence and solitary cerebellar localization is rare. After verification of the
diagnosis with biopsy, radiotherapy with chemotherapy is considered the gold standard of therapy of
these tumors. Prognosis is generally unfavorable; survival time rarely reaches three years, most of the
time it is only months. In the presented case, conventional radiotherapy and chemotherapy followed
a radical microsurgical operation, as the CT picture of the structure was considered a meningioma of
the tentorium. Histological examination showed a lymphoma with insignificant expression in B-markers
and a prominent portion of epitheloid-histiocytary elements and T-lymphocytes. The patient has
survived with a high quality of life without signs of the disease for more than ten years. Review of
available literature provided a few cases where a radical surgery also positively influenced the survival
time. Communication presents a review of current treatment options.
Key words:
lymphoma, brain, neurosurgery
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