Andrés J M Ferreri, Teresa Calimeri, Kate Cwynarski, Jorg Dietrich, Christian Grommes, Khê Hoang-Xuan, Leland S Hu, Gerald Illerhaus, Lakshmi Nayak, Maurilio Ponzoni, Tracy T Batchelor
Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a diffuse large B cell lymphoma in which the brain, spinal cord, leptomeninges and/or eyes are exclusive sites of disease. Pathophysiology is incompletely understood, although a central role seems to comprise immunoglobulins binding to self-proteins expressed in the central nervous system (CNS) and alterations of genes involved in B cell receptor, Toll-like receptor and NF-κB signalling. Other factors such as T cells, macrophages or microglia, endothelial cells, chemokines, and interleukins, probably also have important roles...
June 15, 2023: Nature Reviews. Disease Primers