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The value of bone marrow biopsy for staging of patients with primary CNS lymphoma.


ABSTRACT:

Background

In patients with presumed primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL), a systemic manifestation is found only in a small minority. Although bone marrow biopsy (BMB) is recommended for staging, its diagnostic value is unclear.

Methods

A retrospective analysis of 392 patients with presumed PCNSL from 3 university hospitals and 33 patients with secondary CNS lymphoma (SCNSL) and initial CNS involvement from a multicenter Germany-wide prospective registry was performed.

Results

A BMB was performed and documented in 320/392 patients with presumed PCNSL; 23 had pathologic results. One harbored the same lymphoma in the brain and bone marrow (BM), 22 showed findings in BM discordant to the histology of brain lymphoma; n = 12 harbored a low-grade lymphoma in the BM, the other showed B-cell proliferation but no proof of lymphoma (n = 5), monoclonal B cells (n = 3), or abnormalities not B-cell-associated (n = 2). In the group of SCNSL with initial CNS manifestation, 32/33 patients underwent BMB; 7 were documented with bone marrow involvement (BMI); 1 had concordant results in the brain and BM with no other systemic manifestation. Six had additional systemic lymphoma manifestations apart from the brain and BM.

Conclusions

In only 2 out of 352 (0.6%) patients with CNS lymphoma (320 presumed PCNSL and 32 SCNSL), BMB had an impact on diagnosis and treatment. While collected in a selected cohort, these findings challenge the value of BMB as part of routine staging in presumed PCNSL.

SUBMITTER: Margold M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8643483 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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