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Primary CNS lymphoma

Source: AIDS-Related Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®)–Patient Version, National Cancer Institute.

Source updated: November 17, 2023 · Captured 2026-09-09.

Selected source text with whitespace normalised. This Triangle page is not an NCI PDQ summary. Independent clinical review is pending.

Context: Stages of AIDS-Related Lymphoma / For treatment, AIDS-related lymphomas are grouped based on where they started in the body, as follows:

Primary CNS lymphoma starts in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). It is linked to the Epstein-Barr virus. Lymphoma that starts somewhere else in the body and spreads to the central nervous system is not primary CNS lymphoma.

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