Primary lymphoma of the central nervous system--a diagnostic challenge.
Primary lymphoma of the central nervous system is a distinct diffuse large B-cell lymphoma confined to the nervous system. Whereas classical cases can be classified easily, differential diagnosis can be a challenge in particular in patients who had received treatment prior to biopsy. In the differential diagnosis, other tumours and inflammatory diseases of autoimmune and infectious aetiology need to be considered.
Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Martina
M
Deckert
Anna
A
Brunn
Manuel
M
Montesinos-Rongen
Maria Rosa
MR
Terreni
Maurilio
M
Ponzoni
D016543:Central Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis
CNS inflammation; PCNSL; differential diagnosis