title: A virtual tissue bank for primary central nervous system lymphomas in immunocompetent individuals.
abstract: Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare form of extranodal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with continuously increasing incidence in both immunosuppressed and immunocompetent individuals. PCNSL is a very aggressive tumor with a poor outcome, and its clinical outcome is much worse than for nodal lymphomas. Differently from lymphomas arising in lymph nodes or in other extranodal sites, the treatment of PCNSL remains very unsatisfactory. Current biologic knowledge of PCNSL is still limited and several fundamental questions remain to be answered. This is mainly due to the paucity of PCNSL material for adequate translational research. With the aim of providing biologic material to investigators interested in PCNSL, we have implemented a virtual tissue bank (VTB) for PCNSL in immunocompetent patients. After registration, the VTB is accessible via any web browser at www.ielsg.org. Only anonymous data are centralized at the website of the International Extranodal Lymphoma Study Group, whilst the pathologic material is maintained at the local pathology institutes.
authors: Division of Pathology, Department of Oncology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. ponzoni.maurilio@hsr.it
authors: Maurilio
authors: M
authors: Ponzoni
authors: Ivo
authors: I
authors: Kwee
authors: Luca
authors: L
authors: Mazzucchelli
authors: Andrés J M
authors: AJ
authors: Ferreri
authors: Emanuele
authors: E
authors: Zucca
authors: Claudio
authors: C
authors: Doglioni
authors: Franco
authors: F
authors: Cavalli
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Bertoni
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D020407:Internet; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012984:Software; D014015:Tissue Banks