Linac Based Stereotactic Radiosurgery as Salvage Treatment in Primary Central nervous System Lymphoma- a Case Report
Published: 2022-05-12
Page: 40-43
Issue: 2022 - Volume 5 [Issue 1]
Manishi Bansal *
Fortis Hospital, Mohali, India.
Ankush Jindal
Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
Anupam Jindal
Additional Director Neurosurgery, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, India.
Palanisamy Mohandass
Fortis Hospital, Mohali, India.
Saloni Rani Kumar
Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
Adhish Beri
Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare form of extranodal non-hodgkin lymphoma that is confined to the central nervous system. The treatment includes induction chemotherapy followed by whole brain radiation. However, the prognosis is dismal and residual or refractory disease is very common with not many options available to treat such cases. Stereo-tactic radiosurgery (SRS) is evolving to salvage small volume tumors in younger age and good performance status patients. With the limited facility and experience of linac based or Gamma knife SRS, there are sparse reports for such cases from the Indian sub-continent. We report our first case from our institution treated by linac based SRS in a case of refractory PCNSL.
Keywords: Primary central nervous system lymphoma, stereotactic radiosurgery, salvage