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PCNSL: A unique lymphoma entity
• PCNSL- Confined to brain (occasionally to eyes and CSF)
• Systemic spread is very rare
• Multi-centric in the brain in presentation and in relapse
(unlike gliomas)
• Resection is not associated with better outcome
• May initially improve and even temporarily disappear with
steroids (may mask a diagnosis)