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Primary lymphoma of the central nervous system
Author(s) -
Letendre Louis,
Banks Peter M.,
Reese David F.,
Miller Ross H.,
Scanlon Paul W.,
Kiely Joseph M.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19820301)49:5<939::aid-cncr2820490518>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , pathology , central nervous system , histiocyte , lesion , cerebrospinal fluid , radiation therapy , primary central nervous system lymphoma , radiology
Primary intracranial lymphoma usually remains localized to the central nervous system, and aggressive radiotherapy will prolong some patients' remissions and perhaps cure them. Although the lesion is usually believed to arise from histiocytes or reticulum cells, at least some of the neoplasms are of B‐lymphocyte origin. Provisional diagnosis occasionally may be possible by identifying lymphoma cells in the cerebrospinal fluid by using the cytocentrifuge. The use of computed tomography of the head may decrease the need of arteriography for tumor localization.