Cerebral Lymphoma
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Cerebral Lymphoma Outlook
What to expect with cerebral
lymphoma
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The prognosis is very poor.
The average survival is only 1.5 years from the time of diagnosis.
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Cerebral Lymphoma Complications
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Hodgkin's disease
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Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
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Last Updated: Mar 6, 2008
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Cerebral Lymphoma References:
Klencke B, Kaplan L. Advances and future challenges in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Curr Opin Oncol. 1998 Sep;10(5):422-7.
Schlegel U, Pels H, Oehring R, Blumcke I. Neurologic sequelae of treatment of primary CNS lymphomas. J Neurooncol. 1999 Jul;43(3):277-86.
Shah GD, DeAngelis LM. Treatment of primary central nervous system lymphoma. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2005 Aug;19(4):611-27, v.
Weller M. Glucocorticoid treatment of primary CNS lymphoma. J Neurooncol. 1999 Jul;43(3):237-9.
