Intracranial endovascular stent placement for symptomatic metastatic non-hodgkin lymphoma. Case report

J Neurosurg. 2005 May;102(5):922-6. doi: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.5.0922.

Abstract

A case of cranial-based metastatic non-Hodgkin lymphoma with cerebral vascular compromise is presented. The patient underwent intracranial endovascular stent placement resulting in an improvement in his symptoms. This is the first reported case of endovascular stent placement for an intracranial neoplasm in the literature to date.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology
  • Brain Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Carotid Artery, Internal* / pathology
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / therapy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Stents*