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How would you treat a patient with Hodgkin lymphoma who has an isolated relapse within the CNS?

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Medical Oncology · Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

It's challenging to offer specific advice in this situation without knowing a lot more. First, it's important to recognize that CNS involvement by classical Hodgkin lymphoma is extremely rare and strictly requires a brain biopsy to make a diagnosis (even in a patient with active systemic CHL, a seco...

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Medical Oncology · Virginia Mason Medical Center

I agree that a CNS biopsy would be essential. If relapse is truly restricted to CNS then ICE would be an option as might stereotactic radiation therapy.

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