Primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the CNS, with a “Lymphomatosis cerebri” pattern

Abstract

We describe an unusual case of lymphomatosis cerebri in a middle-aged lady presenting with rapid-onset dementia. The lymphomatous infiltrate, instead of forming mass lesions, percolated throughout the brain parenchyma, which is often missed on a stereotactic biopsy and hence warrants caution and awareness about this entity. The nonspecific symptoms at presentation and a variable picture at imaging make this entity diagnostically challenging.

Keywords

• Central Nervous System Neoplasm
• Lymphomatosis cerebri
• Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
• Dementia