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Review
. 2016 Dec 2;2016(1):386-389.
doi: 10.1182/asheducation-2016.1.386.

Management of primary central nervous system lymphoma in children

Lisa Giulino-Roth  1 , Oussama Abla  2 , Tracy T Batchelor  3   4   5
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Review

Management of primary central nervous system lymphoma in children

Lisa Giulino-Roth et al. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. .

Abstract

A 14-year-old boy with no significant past medical history presents with headaches and vomiting and is found to have a 2 × 3-cm left parietal lobe mass. A stereotactic biopsy reveals diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Cerebrospinal fluid cytology, as well as bone marrow biopsies are negative, and a whole-body positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan does not demonstrate other areas of disease. The primary medical team asks how you would treat this patient.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict-of-interest disclosures: L.G.-R. and O.A. declare no competing financial interests. T.T.B. has consulted for Roche, Merck, Acerta, Foundation Medicine, Proximagen, and Oxigene.

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