Table 1.

Baseline evaluations in newly diagnosed PCNSL (based on International PCNSL Collaborative Group guidelines)

Systemic staging/work-up
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    Physical examination

  • -

    Age

  • -

    Performance status (Karnofsky Performance Scale or Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status)

  • -

    HIV status

  • -

    LDH

  • -

    Hepatic and renal function

  • -

    Bone marrow biopsy

  • -

    PET/CT chest/abdomen/pelvis

  • -

    Testicular ultrasound (men)


Neurological staging
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    MRI brain with/without gadolinium contrast

  • -

    MRI total spine with/without gadolinium contrast

  • -

    Lumbar tap (CSF cell count, protein, glucose, cytology, flow cytometry, immunoglobulin heavy chain gene rearrangement

  • -

    Ophthalmologic examination (both eyes; with slit lamp)

 
Systemic staging/work-up
  • -

    Physical examination

  • -

    Age

  • -

    Performance status (Karnofsky Performance Scale or Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status)

  • -

    HIV status

  • -

    LDH

  • -

    Hepatic and renal function

  • -

    Bone marrow biopsy

  • -

    PET/CT chest/abdomen/pelvis

  • -

    Testicular ultrasound (men)


Neurological staging
  • -

    MRI brain with/without gadolinium contrast

  • -

    MRI total spine with/without gadolinium contrast

  • -

    Lumbar tap (CSF cell count, protein, glucose, cytology, flow cytometry, immunoglobulin heavy chain gene rearrangement

  • -

    Ophthalmologic examination (both eyes; with slit lamp)

 

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