Module

Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

Source: Lymphoma Annual Update 2005

Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma


Program Director: Julie M. Vose, MD

Faculty:

  • Tracy Batchelor, MD, MPH

CME CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: 09/09/05

Expiration Date: 09/08/06


Physicians: maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

Registered Nurses: 1.3 Nursing CE credits

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Review the current recommendations for diagnosing patients with PCNSL

  • Discuss the presenting symptoms common for patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL)

  • Evaluate the efficacy and safety of current treatments for PCNSL


Content includes:

  • Pathology of Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma
  • Clinical features of PCNSL
  • Diagnostic Evaluation
  • Diagnostic Evaluation: Neuroimaging
  • Diagnostic Evaluation: Cerebrospinal Fluid
  • Diagnostic Evaluation: Staging and Prognostic Scoring
  • Treatment Options for PCNSL
  • Treatment Options for PCNSL: Surgery
  • Treatment Options for PCNSL: Radiation
  • Treatment Options for PCNSL: Chemotherapy
  • Treatment Options for PCNSL: Combined Modality Therapy
  • Treatment Options for PCNSL: Salvage Therapy
  • Neurotoxicity with PCNSL
  • International PCNSL Collaborative Group
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