Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2135703 Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy 2014 5 Pages PDF
Abstract
A 19-year-old boy presented with signs of raised intracranial tension, which, on imaging, revealed a right cerebellar mass. He underwent suboccipital craniotomy and partial excision of the tumor. However, the histopathology was inconclusive. He subsequently presented with cerebellar signs and repeat imaging showed recurrence of the cerebellar lesion. He underwent decompression and ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting. Histopathology was suggestive of ALK (anaplastic lymphoma kinase) positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma. The patient was started on chemotherapy. However, his neurological status deteriorated, his condition worsened, and he expired a month later.
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