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Malignant lymphomas, including Hodgkin’s disease: Diagnosis, management, and special problems pp 111–126Cite as

Primary cerebral lymphoma

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Primary central nervous system (cerebral) lymphoma is an intracranial neoplasm with an increasing incidence in the last 15 years, perhaps tripling in the last 10 years [1,2]. These tumors are infiltrative, multifocal tumors with a predilection for the paraventricular brain areas. Treatment of intracerebral lymphoma has followed the standard parameters of intracranial neoplasia, including steroids and radiation therapy. Treatment with steroids transiently reduces cerebral edema and may even be lympholytic in this tumor [3–5]. Therapy is problematic because the duration of the response to steroids and/or radiation therapy has been short, resulting in a median survival of approximately 14 months.

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  2. The Hematology Clinic Portland, Oregon, USA

    Bruce W. Dana (Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Member) (Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Member)

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Gumerlock, M.K., Neuwelt, E.A. (1993). Primary cerebral lymphoma. In: Dana, B.W. (eds) Malignant lymphomas, including Hodgkin’s disease: Diagnosis, management, and special problems. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 66. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3084-8_8

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