Primary lymphoma of the central nervous system: a clinical-pathological and immunohistochemical study of ten autopsy cases Linfoma primário do sistema nervoso central: estudo clínico-patológico e imuno-histoquímico de dez casos de necropsia

CONTEXT: Primary central nervous system lymphomas (PCNSL) are a rare subgroup of lymphomas generally associated with HIV and EBV. OBJECTIVE: To study ten autopsy cases of PCNSL, to describe the neuropathological findings, to characterize the phenotype of the neoplastic cells, to detect EBV in the le...

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Main Authors: Henrique Costa, Marcello Franco, Myriam Dumas Hahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2006-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2006000600017