Primary central nervous system lymphoma in the elderly: a multicentre retrospective analysis.

Elderly patients with primary central nervous ystem lymphoma (PCNSL) do not tolerate treatment with combined radio-chemotherapy well because of leuco-encephalopathy; they are usually treated initially with chemotherapy or radiotherapy alone. Little is known about the efficacy and toxicity of these treatments outside clinical studies. This study was a retrospective analysis of all patients aged 60 years or over who were admitted with PCNSL to one of five Dutch centers between 1998 and 2007.

Spinal extramedullary anaplastic ependymoma with spinal and intracranial metastases.

We describe a 29-year-old woman who presented with progressive neck pain, sensory deficit and weakness in both arms. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the cervical spine revealed an extramedullary tumor with severe spinal cord compression. During surgery an intradural extramedullary tumor was found.