Secondary Central Nervous System Lymphoma: Risk Factors and Prophylaxis
โ Scribed by Montoto, Silvia; Lister, T. Andrew
- Book ID
- 125449766
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 215 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0889-8588
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The risk of secondary central nervous system (CNS) was estimated in 833 cases of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosed between January 1975 and December 1988. Fifty-one of them had CNS disease (51/833,6.1 per cent). No case of low grade lymphoma developed CNS disease. However, 6.5 per cent and 16.7 per c
## Background: The incidence of primary central nervous system lymphoma (pcnsl) has increased over time in both immunocompetent and immunodeficient individuals. the reasons for the increase among immunocompetent patients are unclear. ## Methods: The authors conducted a case-control study of pcnsl
Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare neoplasm, but it is occurring with increased frequency even among apparently immunocompetent patients. Although secondary malignancies frequently involve the lymphoreticular system, PCNSL has been reported as a second neoplasm only once previ