Table 2.
Malignant Lymphoma Presenting with Giant Cell Arteritis-like Manifestations.
| Age/Sex | Initial symptoms | Biopsy | Classification of malignant lymphoma | Treatment | Outcome | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79/M | Right-side eye and temple pain, blurring of vision, visual loss | Temporal artery | Perivascular mantle cell lymphoma | PSL 60 mg/day | Died | (14) |
| 89/M | Left-side headache, visual loss | Paranasal sinuses | DLBCL | PSL 1 mg/kg/day CHOP Radiotherapy | Recovered | (15) |
| 73/F | Frontotemporal headaches, jaw claudication, visual disturbance, vertigo, fever, night sweats, weight loss | Temporal artery | Perivascular marginal, zone lymphoma | Radiotherapy | ND | (16) |
| 69/M | Right-side visual loss and proptosis | (Autopsy) | Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma | PSL 60 mg/day | Died | (17) |
| 83/M | Fever, weight loss, headache, shoulder stiffness, erythematous skin lesions, gait disturbance | Skin | Anaplastic large T-cell lymphoma | PSL 60 mg/day Chemotherapy | Recovered | (18) |
| 68/M | Left-side visual loss | Brain | Intravascular lymphoma | MR-CHOP | Died | (19) |
| 57/M | Bilateral frontal headaches, weight loss | Bone | DLBCL | MR-CHOP | Recovered | (20) |
| 67/M | Right-side retro-orbital pain | Mediastinal tissue | DLBCL | PSL 60 mg/day R-CHOP plus Intrathecal MTX | Died | (21) |
| 80/F | Left-side visual loss, anorexia, headache, jaw claudication | (Autopsy) | DLBCL | MP 500 mg/day MTX | Died | (22) |
| 63/M | Left-side temporal headache, eyelid ptosis, jaw claudication | Kidney | DLBCL | R-CHOP R-MA Intrathecal MTX/cytarabine/PSL | Recovered | Our case |
M: male, F: female, DLBCL: diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, PSL: prednisolone, MTX: methotrexate, CHOP: cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone, MR-CHOP: high-dose methotrexate with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone, MP: methylprednisolone, R-MA: rituximab and high-dose methotrexate, and cytarabine, ND: not described