@article{c10208a8b45c46108f256be5af3236b8,
title = "Primary central nervous system lymphoma: Part 1: Epidemiology, diagnosis, staging, and prognosis",
abstract = "Primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma is a rare CNS neoplasm. Its highest incidence is in the elderly and the immunocompromised. The initial steps in establishing a diagnosis involve CNS imaging. Familiarity with the clinical presentation is important in order to limit the risk of a nondiagnostic biopsy. In addition to confirming the diagnosis, it is wise to evaluate for extra-CNS disease. There are important differences in the presentation and evaluation of immunocompetent patients and those of immunocompromised patients; we will delineate these in this review. Appropriate initial clinical evaluations facilitate optimal therapeutic management for patients with primary CNS lymphoma. This is of particular importance because primary CNS lymphoma is a potentially curable disease, despite the high likelihood of recurrence.",
author = "Lukas, {Rimas V.} and Roger Stupp and Vinai Gondi and Raizer, {Jeffrey J.}",
note = "Funding Information: Childhood Cancer Survivor Clinic at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Cook Children{\textquoteright}s Medical Center, Driscoll Children{\textquoteright}s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, El Paso Children{\textquoteright}s Hospital Outpatient Clinic, the Texas Oncology Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Program, Vannie E. Cook Jr Children{\textquoteright}s Cancer and Hematology Clinic, Dell Children{\textquoteright}s Blood and Cancer Center, and the Greehey Children{\textquoteright}s Cancer Research Institute for their support and participation in the launch of the PFC Survivor website. We would also like to acknowledge the survivors of childhood cancer and their families who have participated in research and related efforts to improve survivorship care. Passport for Care is funded by the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (under grant numbers PP130070, PP100090, and PP170036, to principal investigator David G. Poplack, MD). Funding Information: This survivor-centric web- based system (www.cancer- survivorlink.org) was devel- oped at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center in Atlanta, and supported through a grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The survivor or survivor{\textquoteright}s caregiver is able to generate and maintain an electronic personal health record (ePHR) by uploading medical documents such as test results; alternately, an SCP can be generated by the survivor{\textquoteright}s medical provider, by permitting a medical provider to upload documents on the survivor{\textquoteright}s behalf.[56,58] Survivors may then access their medical record freely, retrieve documents, and access a virtual library of educational materials related to cancer survivorship. Survivors can also elect to share their ePHR with additional medical providers, as may be required for subspecialty care. This platform has been designed to promote survivor education of long-term health risks, and medical providers are also able to use this tool to access educational materials developed from the COG LTFU Guidelines, as well as survivor health records, with permission from the patient.",
year = "2018",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "32",
pages = "17--27",
journal = "Oncology",
issn = "0890-9091",
publisher = "UBM Medica Healthcare Publications",
number = "1",
}
