Management of lesions involving Meckel's cave can represent a challenge for neurosurgeons, because of the deep-seated location and the surrounding complex neurovascular structures. Very small lesions arising from MC are generally asymptomatic and radiological follow-up with head MRI and PET-CT is sufficient to control these lesions. In rare cases, the rapid increase in the size of lesions and the alteration of the neurologic status make early histological characterization mandatory in the plethora of lesions arising from Meckel's cave; a very small percentage is represented by central nervous system lymphomas. Primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is the most commonly found. Aggressive surgery, in case of suspicious Meckel's cave lesions, is strongly discouraged, because this procedure may increase the risk of postoperative deficit and provides no survival benefit compared with biopsy alone. The aim of the present paper is to report a very rare case of primary Meckel's cave diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (only seven cases were described in literature) and standardize an operative algorithm to avoid the risks of an incorrect surgical conduct.

A rare case of Meckel's cave primary lymphoma: a case report and elaboration of the diagnostic algorithm / Paglia, F.; di Norcia, V.; D'Angelo, L.; Berra, L. V.; Santoro, A.. - In: ACTA NEUROLOGICA BELGICA. - ISSN 0300-9009. - (2020). [10.1007/s13760-020-01281-x]

A rare case of Meckel's cave primary lymphoma: a case report and elaboration of the diagnostic algorithm

Paglia F.;di Norcia V.;Santoro A.
2020

Abstract

Management of lesions involving Meckel's cave can represent a challenge for neurosurgeons, because of the deep-seated location and the surrounding complex neurovascular structures. Very small lesions arising from MC are generally asymptomatic and radiological follow-up with head MRI and PET-CT is sufficient to control these lesions. In rare cases, the rapid increase in the size of lesions and the alteration of the neurologic status make early histological characterization mandatory in the plethora of lesions arising from Meckel's cave; a very small percentage is represented by central nervous system lymphomas. Primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is the most commonly found. Aggressive surgery, in case of suspicious Meckel's cave lesions, is strongly discouraged, because this procedure may increase the risk of postoperative deficit and provides no survival benefit compared with biopsy alone. The aim of the present paper is to report a very rare case of primary Meckel's cave diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (only seven cases were described in literature) and standardize an operative algorithm to avoid the risks of an incorrect surgical conduct.
2020
Meckel's cave; primary brain lymphoma; brain tumor
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A rare case of Meckel's cave primary lymphoma: a case report and elaboration of the diagnostic algorithm / Paglia, F.; di Norcia, V.; D'Angelo, L.; Berra, L. V.; Santoro, A.. - In: ACTA NEUROLOGICA BELGICA. - ISSN 0300-9009. - (2020). [10.1007/s13760-020-01281-x]
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