External-Beam Radiotherapy Alone Management of Primary CNS Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma: A Vietnamese Case Report and Literature Review

Figures & data

Figure 1 Contrasted brain MRI revealed enhanced masses in the occipital and parietal lobes (arrow).

Figure 2 Immunohistochemistry results: (A) CD79a (+); (B) CD138 (+); (C) CD3 (-); (D) GFAP (-).

Table 1 Comparison of Clinical Features of Documented Case Reports

Reference	Gender/Age	Primary Site	Treatment	Follow-Up
Abbi KK et al Case 1^Citation8	F/53	Left parietal lobe	Therapeutic Surgery/Tumor bed RT	1 year with no recurrence
Yan et al Case 2^Citation9	F/43	Cerebellopontine angle	Total tumor resection/CT	6 months with no recurrence
Layden et al Case 3 2011^Citation10	M/50	Hypothalamic region	Tumor biopsy/CT	6 months of stable disease
Ikeda et al Case 4^Citation11	F/43	Hypothalamus and optic chiasm
Lim T et al Case 5^Citation12	M/50	T4 spinal cord	Total tumor resection	Alive in remission after 51 months
Lim T et al Case 6^Citation12	M/38	Corpus callosum	Tumor biopsy/CT	2.6 months
Braks et al Case 7^Citation13	F/42	Right centrum semiovale	Tumor biopsy/ CT + intrathecal	6 months with no recurrence
Carrasco et al Case 8^Citation14	F/49	Sellar and suprasellar region	Total tumor resection	4 years with no recurrence
Kanavaros et al Case 9^Citation15	F/59	Corpus callosum	Tumor biopsy

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