CNS LYMPHOMA

Course overview

PRIMARY CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LYMPHOMA (PCNSL) IS AN EXTRANODAL NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA. IT IS A RARE ENTITY AND INVOLVES THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS), WHICH INCLUDES THE BRAIN, SPINAL CORD, CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CSF), LEPTOMENINGES, AND EYES AND HAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY DISEASE OUTSIDE THE CNS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CNS LYMPHOMA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.