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Open AccessAssociation of transcobalamin c. 776C>G with overall survival in patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma
Chemotherapy for primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is based on methotrexate (MTX), which interferes with both nucleic acid synthesis and methionine metabolism. We have reported previously that ge...
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FDG-PET in immunocompetent patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma: correlation with MRI and clinical follow-up
The role of FDG-PET in primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is unclear. It was the aim of this study to investigate the role of FDG-PET in detecting PCNSL and in predicting response to chemotherapy.
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Open AccessThe methionine synthase polymorphism D919G alters susceptibility to primary central nervous system lymphoma
Primary central nervous system lymphomas (PCNSL) frequently reveal genomic instability. We analysed different functional genetic variants affecting the folate and homocysteine metabolism important for DNA inte...
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Intraventricular and Intravenous Treatment of a Patient with Refractory Primary CNS Lymphoma using Rituximab
The treatment of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) with chemo- and radiotherapy is efficient in terms of tumor response. However, time to tumor progression often is of short duration and leptomen...
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A novel type of metastatically spreading subcutaneous aspergillosis without epidermal lesions following allogeneic stem cell transplantation
Systemic mycosis is among the most feared opportunistic infections in the immunocompromised host. Difficulty and delay in diagnosis and treatment often result in poor outcomes. In this communication a metastat...
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Primary central nervous system immunocytoma: MRI and spectroscopy
We report on a young woman with a primary cerebral immunocytoma. Most primary cerebral nervous system lymphomas (PCNSL) are highly malignant undifferentiated B-cell tumours, there are few data on the clinical...
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Neurologic Sequelae of Treatment of Primary CNS Lymphomas
Novel efficient and aggressive treatment protocols for primary CNS lymphomas have resulted in an increasing number of long term survivors. Follow up data show that in a substantial fraction of these patients, ...