title: Primary intracranial lymphomas.
abstract: We present 20 cases of primary intracranial lymphoma and review the most important published series on this subject. The clinical patterns and the differential diagnosis from other intracranial space-occupying lesions on the CT and angiographic evidence are discussed. Surgical treatment was given in 19 of our cases, followed in 17 cases by radiotherapy and in 4 by chemotherapy. One patient was treated by a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt. The effectiveness of the various modalities of treatment is discussed in the light of survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raco
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Artico
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ciappetta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salvati
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bardella
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Cantore
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000401:mortality* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies