Primary central nervous system lymphoma presenting with panhypopituitarism and diabetes insipidus

Lymphoma involving the hypothalamus is very rare. We present a case of a 48-year-old man with primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) presenting with hypothalamic and pituitary stalk lesions with frontal masses, causing diabetes insipidus and panhypopituitarism. Brain MRI with gadolinium enhancement demonstrated vivid enhancing hypothalamic and...

Author : Montana Suwannasarn1, MD, Pongamorn Bunnag1, MD, Wattana Mahattanakul2, MB, BS, MRCS, Piyaphon Cheecharoen3, MD, Arunee Singhsnaeh4, MD.

Disseminated Tuberculosis in a Mother with Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma resulting in Placental and Inferred Congenital Tuberculosis: An Autopsy Case Report

Tuberculosis of the placenta is a rare condition which mainly occurs in the immunosuppressed individuals especially in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and hematologic malignancy9. Tuberculosis can spread to the fetus via hematogenous or cervicovaginal route and result in congenital tuberculosis....

Author : Worapop Suthiwartnarueput, M.D.1, Poonpilas Hongmanee, M.Sc.2, Jariya Waisayarat, M.D.2
Keyword : disseminated tuberculosis, diffuse large b-cell lymphoma, pregnancy, placental tuberculosis, congenital tuberculosis