2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers from the U.S. reported that chemotherapy and/or ocular radiotherapy failed to prevent central nervous system (CNS) progression in study patients with primary ocular lymphoma; however, patients had a significantly improved survival rate if the ocular disease was identified and treated before CNS progression.
"Primary ocular lymphoma (POL), a lymphoma of the globe, is a restricted form of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) that often progresses to the brain and meninges; frequently it is misdiagnosed until central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma develops," wrote A. Hormigo and colleagues.
The …
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