Background and Objective Central nervous system (CNS) relapse of diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is relatively uncommon and nearly fatal. Two years CNS relapse risk is 0.8% in low, 3.9% in intermediate and 12% in high risk patients. Our aim was to study, the baseline characteristics and outcome in term of median survival of DLBCL patients with CNS relapse. Methods This is a retrospectiv...

BACKGROUND Neuropathy is a common adverse effect of bortezomib. Isolated central nervous system (CNS) relapse in MM remains exceedingly rare and carries a dismal prognosis. We present an unusual case of bortezomib related neuropathy masking a CNS relapse of MM. CASE PRESENTATION A 57-year-old female was diagnosed with standard-risk MM with clinical and cytogenetic features not typically assoc...

• CNS involvement at relapse/ progression in PTCL occurred at a frequency similar to what is seen in aggressive B-cell lymphomas. • Outcome after relapse is generally very poor in patients with PTCL and is not significantly altered by presence of CNS involvement at relapse. Central nervous system (CNS) relapse in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) carries a very poor prognosis. Risk factors and outcome...

Systemic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a potentially curable disease using current regimen of immunochemotherapy. Central nervous system (CNS) relapse is a complication that occurs in approximately 5% of DLBCL patients and is associated with a high fatality rate. Early identification of molecular markers for CNS involvement may serve for the highly needed accurate stratification of p...

We describe a two- year old boy who was diagnosed with pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). He developed a central nervous system (CNS) relapse with optic nerve involvement. Initially he was treated according to the ALL relapse protocol, including CNS radiotherapy. Despite an initial complete reponse, relapse occurred within six weeks of treatment. The leukemic blast cells were CD-20 posit...

Primary testicular lymphoma (PTL) is a rare and aggressive form of extranodal lymphoma. Approximately 80-98% of PTLs are diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (PT-DLBCL). The prognosis of DLBCL patients has improved with the addition of rituximab to systemic chemotherapy, but outcomes of PT-DLBCL remain poor. This may be explained by the high rate of relapse in the central nervous system (CNS) and cont...

Improved treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has virtually eliminated testicular relapse. However, the control of central nervous system (CNS) leukemia remains a therapeutic challenge in childhood ALL, partly because of the late complications arising from cranial irradiation. In most current pediatric protocols, cranial irradiation (12 to 18 Gy) is given to 5% to 25% of patients--t...

Central nervous system (CNS) relapse is an uncommon devastating complication of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) that usually occurs within 2 years from initial diagnosis. Its pathophysiology is poorly understood and there is no consensus on the definition of high-risk patients for CNS relapse. Consequently, an empirical and highly variable practice of chemoprophylaxis is employed. In this...

Introduction: Central Nervous System (CNS) involvement in Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) is a rare complication associated with bad prognosis. The CNS Prognostic Index identifies patients high risk of relapse; however, its specificity limited and not accurate. Biomarkers that can predict relapse are still missing. For reason, we aimed to characterize the transcriptomic, genomic epigenomi...

Lymphoma with secondary central nervous system (CNS) involvement have poor prognosis and high mortality. Its diagnosis is based on conventional methods low sensitivity and/or specificity. MicroRNAs are short post-transcriptional gene regulators that remarkably stable detectable extracellularly in body fluids. We analyzed circulating microRNAs the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) plasma of 162 patients...