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Linfoma cerebral primario - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Linfoma cerebral; Linfoma del cerebro; Linfoma primario del sistema nervioso central

Definición:

Es un cáncer de las células linfáticas que comienza en el cerebro.

Causas:

La causa del linfoma cerebral primario se desconoce, pero es más común en personas entre los 45 y 70 años de edad.

Los pacientes con sistemas inmunitarios debilitados están en mayor riesgo de presentar linfoma cerebral primario. Las causas frecuentes de un sistema inmunitario debilitado abarcan:

  • VIH
  • Trasplante de órganos, especialmente de corazón

El linfoma cerebral primario también está ligado al virus de Epstein-Barr (EBV), el que causa la mononucleosis, especialmente en personas con infección por VIH.

La tasa del linfoma cerebral primario está aumentando, sin embargo, este cáncer aún es raro.

  • Reviewed last on: 2/28/2011
  • David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc., and Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital.

Referencias

National Comprehensive Cancer Network. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology: Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. v.1.2011. Accessed February 8, 2011.

National Cancer Institute. Primary CNS lymphoma treatment (PDQ). 2009. Accessed February 25, 2009.

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