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Intraventricular treatment of secondary central nervous system lymphoma – Case study and literature overview
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Abstract
Secondary nervous system lymphoma (SCNSL) is a rare extranodal form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). This applies to a particular form of lymphoma that does not originally derive from the central nervous system (CNS); it can be both an isolated form of relapse or a systemic part of disease progression. Due to poor prognosis and a lack of established algorithms of therapeutic procedures, it is a big challenge for physicians from many specializations. In our study, we present an interesting case of a patient with a relapsed form of SCNSL for whom a unique form of treatment was used – intraventricular administration of rituximab and methotrexate.
Abstract
Secondary nervous system lymphoma (SCNSL) is a rare extranodal form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). This applies to a particular form of lymphoma that does not originally derive from the central nervous system (CNS); it can be both an isolated form of relapse or a systemic part of disease progression. Due to poor prognosis and a lack of established algorithms of therapeutic procedures, it is a big challenge for physicians from many specializations. In our study, we present an interesting case of a patient with a relapsed form of SCNSL for whom a unique form of treatment was used – intraventricular administration of rituximab and methotrexate.
Keywords
Primary central nervous system lymphomas, Secondary central nervous system lymphomas, Ommaya reservoir, Intraventricular treatment


Title
Intraventricular treatment of secondary central nervous system lymphoma – Case study and literature overview
Journal
Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska
Issue
Pages
410-414
DOI
10.1016/j.pjnns.2018.01.007
Bibliographic record
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2018;52(3):410-414.
Keywords
Primary central nervous system lymphomas
Secondary central nervous system lymphomas
Ommaya reservoir
Intraventricular treatment
Authors
Dariusz Szczepanek
Ewa Wąsik-Szczepanek
Agnieszka Szymczyk
Tomasz Gromek
Ewelina Grywalska
Monika Podhorecka
Marek Hus