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Immunoglobulin Gene Sequence Analysis In Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: From Patient Material To Sequence Interpretation
Published on: November 26, 2018
Incidence of central nervous system involvement in chronic lymphocytic leukemia and outcome to treatment
M C J Hanse1, M B Van't Veer, K van Lom
1Dept. of Neuro-Oncology, Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center, 5201, 3008AE Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
Leptomeningeal involvement in patients with CLL is relatively rare and the prognosis is usually considered to be poor. The authors reviewed all CLL patients treated in a tertiary referral center to assess the incidence and outcome of leptomeningeal involvement (LI) in CLL. They found an incidence of 1-2% of LI. Most of the patients with LI had a longterm survival, despite failure to clear the cerebrospinal fluid from tumor cells.
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