How to facilitate early diagnosis of CNS involvement in malignant lymphoma.
Expert Rev Hematol
; 9(11): 1081-1091, 2016 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-27677656
INTRODUCTION: Making the diagnosis of secondary CNS involvement in lymphoma can be difficult due to unspecific signs and symptoms, limited accessibility of brain/myelon parenchyma and low sensitivity and/or specifity of imaging and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination currently available. Areas covered: MRI of the total neuroaxis followed by CSF cytomorphology and flow cytometry are methods of choice when CNS lymphoma (CNSL) is suspected. To reduce the numerous pitfalls of these examinations several aspects should be considered. New CSF biomarkers might be of potential diagnostic value. Attempts to standardize response criteria are presented. Expert commentary: Diagnosing CNSL remains challenging. Until diagnostic methods combining high sensitivity with high specifity are routinely introduced, high level of awareness and optimal utilization of examinations currently available are needed to early diagnose this potentially devastating disease.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias del Sistema Nervioso Central
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Linfoma
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
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Humans
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Revista:
Expert Rev Hematol
Asunto de la revista:
HEMATOLOGIA
Año:
2016
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Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania
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Reino Unido