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Retinopathy in survivors of primary central nervous system lymphoma.

Grimm SA, Yahalom J, Abrey LE, DeAngelis LM

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Neurology, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA.

Radiation retinopathy is a well-known complication of irradiation for diseases of the globe, orbit, or neighboring tissues but is rare after whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT), even though the treatment port includes the posterior retina. We describe five patients with long-term primary CNS lymphoma who were diagnosed with retinopathy several years after treatment with chemotherapy and WBRT.

Published 12 December 2006 in Neurology, 67(11): 2060-2.
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