PRIMARY MALIGNANT NON-HODGKINS-LYMPHOMA O F CRANIAL VAULT - A CASE-REPORT

The authors report an exceptional case of primary malignant non-Hodgki n's lymphoma of cranial vault, with intra(extra-dural)-extra-craial ex tension. The duration of symptomatology before surgery was six months. The main clinical and radiological particularities were : large soft- tissue mass (17x12 cm); extensive osteolytic lesions of the left front al and parietal bones, with intratumoral calcifications; contribution of meningeal and scalp vessels. Surgery was performed to relieve progr essive intracranial compression. According to the international workin g formulation, it was classified as an intermediary malignant tumor. U nfortunately, the patient died of a traffic accident, six weeks after his discharge.