Lymphoma of the Central Nervous System in AIDS

Joseph D. Ciacci; Claudia Tellez; Jamie VonRoenn; Robert M. Levy

doi:10.1055/s-2008-1040839

Seminars in Neurology, Table of Contents

Semin Neurol 1999; 19(2): 213-221
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1040839

Lymphoma of the Central Nervous System in AIDS

Joseph D. Ciacci¹ , Claudia Tellez² , Jamie VonRoenn² , Robert M. Levy²

¹Department of Neurological Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
²Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma is a common complication of patients with HIV infection occuring in as many as 20% of patients with AIDS. This article reviews current observations on primary CNS lymphoma and systemic AIDS-related lymphoma with CNS involvement. Clinical features, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, clinical course, and therapeutic options are herein reviewed

Keywords

CNS Lymphoma - Neurological complications of AIDS

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