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Pathology of Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma and Related Conditions

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Lymphoma and Leukemia of the Nervous System

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Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL) is defined as lymphoma confined to the brain, eye, spinal cord, or leptomeninges without evidence of prior or concurrent lymphoma outside of the nervous system. Other types of lymphoma that involve the nervous system include lymphoma of peripheral nerves and nerve roots, lymphomatoid granulomatosis, and intravascular lymphoma; these lymphomas, as well as lymphoma of the dura mater are reviewed in the sections that follow.

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    Tracy Batchelor

  2. Dept. Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, York Ave. 1275, New York, 10021-6007, New York, USA

    Lisa M. DeAngelis

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Ferry, J.A., Pfannl, R., Harris, N.L. (2012). Pathology of Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma and Related Conditions. In: Batchelor, T., DeAngelis, L. (eds) Lymphoma and Leukemia of the Nervous System. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7668-0_3

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