Primary central nervous system lymphoma is a rare form of extranodal B cell lymphoma of the brain, the eyes, the meninges or the spinal cord in the absence of systemic lymphoma. The management of primary central nervous system lymphoma remains controversial, which is related to the rarity of the cases and the small number of controlled studies available. The present consensus report provides th...

Introduction. ?Grey zone Lymphoma?? is associated with various entities. The last published classification of lymphoproliferative neoplasms includes mediastinal grey lymphoma. Precise diagnostic criteria are insufficient and establishing a diagnosis as complex deciding on treatment options. In this article pathologist hematologist discuss issues topic through case presentation literature review...

background: primary gastric lymphoma (pgl) is an uncommon malignancy with various histological subtypes and treatment outcomes. the aim of this study was to investigate the potential prognostic factors and clinicopathological characteristics of iranian patients with pgl. methods: the clinicopathological characteristics of 60 patients with pgl were retrospectively reviewed from 2001 to 2012. the...

BACKGROUND Primary breast lymphoma is a rare condition, and distinguishing it from breast cancer is important because their treatments differ radically. Moreover, a recent report showed that mastectomy offered no benefit in the treatment of primary breast lymphoma. CASE PRESENTATION A 59-year-old woman was treated with adjuvant chemotherapy and local radiation after surgery for left breast ca...

Primary hepatic lymphoma (PHL) is confined to the liver with no evidence of lymphomatous involvement in other lymphoid structures. It is a very rare malignancy representing less than 1 % of all extra nodal lymphomas. The exact cause of PHL is unknown, but it seems that there is a strong association between hepatitis C virus (HCV) and PHL. The majority of PHL patients are middle-aged men who usu...

The primary gastrointestinal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, although rare, is among the most common extra-nodal lymphomas, considering that gastric lymphomas are more common than intestinal lymphomas. Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) is an aggressive form of B-cell lymphoma that is typically endemic in Africa, while non-endemic cases are found in the rest of the world. Primary gastric BL is extremely rare and ...

Primary intraocular lymphoma (PIOL) is an ocular malignancy that is a subset of primary central system lymphoma (PCNSL). Approximately one-third of PIOL patients will have concurrent PCNSL at presentation, and 42-92% will develop PCNSL within a mean of 8-29 months. Although rare, the incidence has been rising in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent populations. The majority of PIOL is dif...

The records and neuro-imaging studies of 8 cases of posttransplant primary CNS lymphoma (PT-PCNSL) diagnosed at Mayo Clinic Rochester between 1970 and 1998 were reviewed retrospectively. All patients received organ transplantation. Patients who had hematologic transplantation were not included in the analysis. The median and mean age of the 4 men and 4 women was 45 years (range, 34 to 50 years)...

PURPOSE To report a case of bilateral primary intraocular lymphoma. CASE REPORT A 33-year-old man presented with bilateral blurred vision since two years ago. Examination revealed large keratic precipitates, anterior chamber reaction, posterior subcapsular cataracts, and vitreous infiltration. After a short trial of topical and periocular steroids, diagnostic 25-gauge pars plana vitrectomy wa...

A 52 year old man had been complained of abdominal pain during the last 4-month. The pain was located in the upper left quadrant and it radiated to the epigastrium. It increased when eating and was accompanied by asthenia, anorexia and 3 kg weight loss. The patient did not report melena, rectal bleeding, fever or evening sweating. On physical examination, lymph nodes were not observed. A large ...