Article
Primary central nervous system lymphoma: tumor-related clones exist in the blood and bone marrow with evidence for separate development.
Blood - 7 May 2009
McCann Katy J, Ashton-Key Margaret, Smith Kellyann, Stevenson Freda K, Ottensmeier Christian H
Abstract excerpt
Primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma is an aggressive B-cell tumor that is defined clinically by the absence of systemic disease. We have used immunoglobulin variable (V)-gene analysis to identify tumor cells at the CNS site in 12 cases and to probe the involvement of peripheral tissues in 3 patients. Clonal tracking revealed tumor cells in the bone marrow and/or blood for 3 of 3 cases, with evidence for...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
