Brain Tumours

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Primary CNS lymphoma

• Lymphoma with exclusive manifestation in the CNS • Median age: ~ 60 years

• Incidence: approximately 0.5/100.000 => increasing for unkown reasons

• Particular situation: HIV-associated CNS lymphomas => incidence decreasing since introduction of HAART • Unclear pathogenesis => specific CNS tropism?

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