Collision Tumor of Meningioma and Non Hodgkin Malignant Lymphoma of Cerebellum

Havva Erdem, Kemal A Uzunla

Abstract

Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) constitutes a rare group of extranodal non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas (NHLs), primarily of B cell origin, the incidence of which, has markedly increased in the last three decades.   Immunodeficiency is the main risk factor, but the large majority of patients are immunocompetent.   This report presents the case of a 71-year-old woman with a collision tumor of primary malignant lymphoma and meningioma in the cerebellum.   Collision tumor of primary malignant lymphoma and meningioma have not been described in the literature. The morphological aspect is interesting with regard to the problem of collision tumors.