Primary malignant non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of cranial vault

We describe two cases of primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma presenting as scalp tumour. In the first case the scalp mass was painful and tender while the second case presented with painless scalp mass. Both cases showed evidence of cranial vault destruction with involvement of dura. Histology showed features of typical B-cell, large cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma without any systemic involvement. We are reporting these cases because of its rare occurrence and a review of pertinent literature follows