Primary central nervous system lymphomas ; Incidence and survival in the southern and eastern Netherlands

Abstract BACKGROUND An excessive increase in the incidence of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) has been reported since the mid‐1980s in the U.S. and U.K. Clinical studies have shown that radiotherapy and chemotherapy may prolong survival. In the current study, the authors describe the incidence, treatment, and survival of an unselected group of patients with PCNSL in the southern and eastern Netherlands. METHODS Data regarding patients diagnosed between 1989–1994 were obtained from 4 population‐based regional cancer registries in the southern and eastern Netherlands ( n = 86) an... Mehr ...