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Journal of Pathology and Disease Biology | Volume 2

September 06-07, 2018 | Edinburgh, Scotland

Pathology and Surgical Pathology

International Conference on

Dural Lymphoma

Muhammad Zulfiqar

Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA

ural lymphoma is a rare form of CNS lymphoma.

Radiological differential diagnosis includes inflammatory

pseudotumor, meningioma, tuberculosis and sarcoidosis.

Morphologically, it isusuallya low-grade lymphoma, composed

of avaguelynodular proliferationof smallmature lymphocytes.

There is no consensus on optimal treatment. Therapeutic

options include surgical resection, focal radiotherapy

or whole brain radiotherapy alone or combined with

chemotherapy. This lymphoma has a good prognosis. Clinical,

histological, genetic and prognostic features will be discussed.

Speaker Biography

Muhammad Zulfiqar is working as a pathologist at Baptist health, USA. He has

completed his fellowship in hematopathology from Indiana University Health, USA

and a fellowship in Cytopathology from Wayne State University. He has done his four

years of residency in Anatomical and Clinical Pathology at St John Hospital and Medical

Center, USA. He is board certified in Anatomical and Clinical Pathology from American

Board of Pathology and board certified in Hematopathology.