Diagnostic Features of MRI in Evaluation of Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma at Presentation
Bushra Maqsood, Muhammad Ahsan Masood
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INTRODUCTION
Lymphoma in CNS system is a type of Hodgkin lymphoma present
in the brain, spine, CSF and eyes. In this lymphoma, cancer cells generate in
lymph tissues of brain and spinal cord. It
has the best response to chemotherapy and radiotherapy1. In
spite of a high chemo- and radio sensitivity, results are
not good because the blood brain-barrier restricts the approach of most medicines to the CNS2.
It occurs 0.43 per 100,000 people and incidence is increased in patients with
age and mostly occurs in older patients. It is more common in men than women3,4.
B cell lymphoma is mostly appearing
in patients with immune compromised patients e.g. AIDS and HIV etc5.
The medical prospect for immune compromised patients is not good, immune compromised
patients are those not having any immunodeficiency; there may be a chance of
association with EBV (Epstein Bar Virus) or other DNA viruses6.On
the other side, in immune competent patients PCNSL s mostly occurs in patients
with age >50 yrs. The ratio of immune competent patients has increased 10
folds with PCNSLs. The exact cause is not known, but immunodeficiency is main
cause7.