title: How I treat CNS lymphomas.
abstract: The pathogenesis of primary and secondary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma poses a unique set of diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic challenges. During the past 10 years, there has been significant progress in the elucidation of the molecular properties of CNS lymphomas and their microenvironment, as well as evolution in the development of novel treatment strategies. Although a CNS lymphoma diagnosis was once assumed to be uniformly associated with a dismal prognosis, it is now reasonable to anticipate long-term survival, and possibly a cure, for a significant fraction of CNS lymphoma patients. The pathogenesis of CNS lymphomas affects multiple compartments within the neuroaxis, and proper treatment of the CNS lymphoma patient requires a multidisciplinary team with expertise not only in hematology/oncology but also in neurology, neuroradiology, neurosurgery, clinical neuropsychology, ophthalmology, pathology, and radiation oncology. Given the evolving principles of management and the evidence for improvements in survival, our goal is to provide an overview of current knowledge regarding the pathogenesis of CNS lymphomas and to highlight promising strategies that we believe to be most effective in establishing diagnosis, staging, and therapeutic management.
authors: Division of Hematology/Oncology, Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center.
authors: James L
authors: JL
authors: Rubenstein
authors: Neel K
authors: NK
authors: Gupta
authors: Gabriel N
authors: GN
authors: Mannis
authors: Amanda K
authors: AK
authors: Lamarre
authors: Patrick
authors: P
authors: Treseler
mesh_terms: D016543:Central Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy*
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