Malignant intravascular lymphomatosis associated with venous stenosis - Case report

This 55-year-old man presented with malignant intravascular lymphomatosis, a rare vascular disorder of the central nervous system characterized by pro liferation of malignant lymphoma cells. The clinical manifestations were fo cal neurological signs and progressive dementia. Angiography demonstrated s tenoses of the cortical veins. Postmortem examination revealed infiltration of tumor cells into the lumen and Vascular wall, although the stenoses wer e caused primarily by fibrin thrombi. To the authors' knowledge this is the first case of malignant intravascular lymphomatosis associated with venous stenosis.