2013
Primary leptomeningeal lymphoma
Taylor JW, Flanagan EP, O'Neill BP, Siegal T, Omuro A, DeAngelis L, Baehring J, Nishikawa R, Pinto F, Chamberlain M, Hoang-Xuan K, Gonzalez-Aguilar A, Batchelor T, Blay JY, Korfel A, Betensky RA, Lopes MB, Schiff D. Primary leptomeningeal lymphoma. Neurology 2013, 81: 1690-1696. PMID: 24107866, PMCID: PMC3812109, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000435302.02895.f3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary leptomeningeal lymphomaPrimary CNS lymphomaLeptomeningeal lymphomaCNS lymphomaLeptomeningeal enhancementCSF cytologyMedian Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusRare formEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusInternational Primary CNS Lymphoma Collaborative GroupIntra-CSF chemotherapyMedian overall survivalFavorable clinical responseCases of lymphomaOptimal diagnostic evaluationGene rearrangement studiesB-cell lymphomaMultifocal symptomsSalvage treatmentSystemic chemotherapyClinical responseOverall survivalPerformance statusMedian ageSystemic involvement
2008
Primary CNS lymphoma with intraocular involvement
Grimm S, McCannel C, Omuro A, Ferreri A, Blay J, Neuwelt E, Siegal T, Batchelor T, Jahnke K, Shenkier T, Hall A, Graus F, Herrlinger U, Schiff D, Raizer J, Rubenstein J, Laperriere N, Thiel E, Doolittle N, Iwamoto F, Abrey L. Primary CNS lymphoma with intraocular involvement. Neurology 2008, 71: 1355-1360. PMID: 18936428, PMCID: PMC4109164, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000327672.04729.8c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary CNS lymphomaOverall survivalOcular therapyIntraocular involvementCNS lymphomaCSF cytologyMedian Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusMedian progression-free survivalClinical ophthalmic examinationLocal ocular therapyCommon presenting symptomProgression-free survivalSite of progressionDiagnosis of lymphomaEyes 12Primary CNSFree survivalIntraocular lymphomaPresenting symptomBrain lymphomaImmunocompetent patientsOcular involvementPerformance statusRetinal biopsy