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Unusual chromosome abnormalities in primary central nervous system lymphoma
H Zattara-Cannoni1, N Horshowski, D Figarella-Branger
1Cytogenetic Oncology Laboratory, C.H.U. Timone-Marseilles, France.
Abstract:
Primary central nervous system (PCNS) lymphoma is a relatively rare disease. The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has often been implicated in the development of lymphomas. Few cytogenetic. studies on PCNS lymphomas have been reported. We describe here an unusual case of PCNS B cell lymphoma, centroblastic polymorphic type without coexistent immune deficiency. The cytogenetic study showed unusual abnormalities: t(l;9) (q25;p21); del (6) (q14 q25), trisomy 12 and in addition one clone with trisomy 7 and loss of chromosome X. We did not observe any chromosome 14 abnormality, which is more commonly reported in PCNS lymphomas.