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List of reported cases of ALCL of central nervous system included in this study; ALCL- anaplastic large cell lymphoma; sex (M- male, F- female); lesion (M- multifocal, S- single); ALK- anaplastic lymphoma kinase, LCA- leucocyte common antigen; EMA- epithelial membrane antigen; NED- no evidence of disease
| Case no | Authors | Age | Sex | Location | Lesion | Meningeal involvement | Marker | ALK status | Immunohistochemistry | Chemotherapy | Radiation | Methotrexate | Survival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dong et al | 34 | M | Spinal cord | M | P | null | + | CD30, Vimentin, LCA, TIA1, CD56 | y | y | y | NED at 12 month |
| 2 | Wang et al | 59 | M | Frontal lobe | S | A | T cell | + | CD30, CD43, EMA | y | n | n | NED at 6 month |
| 3 | Kim et al | 30 | M | Pariental and occipital dura | S | P | T cell | + | CD30, EMA | y | y | y | NED at 16 month |
| 4 | Kodama et al | 79 | M | Parieto-occipital region | S | A | null | - | CD3, CD30, CD45RO | n | n | n | Died at 4 month |
| 5 | Sugino et al | 75 | M | Bilateral hemisphere | M | A | T cell | - | CD30, CD45 | y | y | n | died at 8 month |
| 6 | Zhang et al | 27 | M | Parieto-occipital region | S | P | T cell | + | CD30 | y | y | y | NED at 88 month |
| 7 | Zhang et al | 65 | M | Basal ganglia | S | A | T cell | - | CD3 | y | n | y | dead at 26 month |
| 8 | Mark et al | 38 | M | Parieto-occipital region | S | A | T cell | + | CD30, CD45 | y | y | y | NED at 15 month |
| 9 | Vivekanandan et al | 20 | M | Sylvian fissure | S | P | T cell | + | CD3, CD30 | y | y | y | NED at 96 months |
| 10 | Karikari et al | 4 | M | Frontal and parietal lobe, pineal | M | P | T cell | + | CD30, CD7 | y | y | n | NED at 1 month |
| 11 | Ponzoni et al | 29 | M | Frontotemporal | M | P | T cell | + | CD30, CD3, CD45RO | y | y | y | NED at 19 month |
| 12 | George et al | 17 | M | Parietal dura | S | P | T cell | + | CD3, CD43, CD45RO | n | y | n | NED at 58 month |
| 13 | George et al | 18 | F | Temporal lobe | M | P | T cell | + | CD45RO | y | y | n | NED at 62 months |
| 14 | George et al | 22 | F | Cerebellum | M | A | T cell | - | CD3, CD8 | n | n | n | Dead at 11 days |
| 15 | Merlin et al | 13 | M | Frontal dura | S | P | T cell | + | CD30, Ki67 | y | y | y | Dead at 27 months |
| 16 | Ozkaynak et al | 9 | M | Bilateral frontal | M | P | T cell | + | LCA, CD3, CD8 | y | y | y | NED at 26 months |
| 17 | Shah et al | 2 | M | Dura mater | S | P | T cell | + | CD30, CD43 | y | n | y | NED at 108 month |
| 18 | Park et al | 31 | M | Leptomeningeal | S | P | T cell | + | CD30, CD5, EMA, CD45RO | y | n | y | NED at 18 month |
| 19 | Dunbar et al | 10 | M | Fontal lobe, basal ganglia | S | P | T cell | + | CD3, LCA, CD30 | y | y | y | NED at 36 month |
| 20 | kuntegowdenahalli et al | 18 | M | Parietal and occipital lobe | S | P | T cell | + | LCA, CD30, CD4 | y | y | y | NED at 1 month |
| 21 | Kaku et al | 21 | M | Frontoparietal dura | S | P | T cell | + | LCA, CD45, CD30, Ki67 | y | y | y | NED at 24 month |
| 22 | Feng et al | 8 | M | Occipital lobe | S | A | null | + | CD3, CD30, EMA | n | n | n | Dead at 2 month |
| 23 | Liu et al | 12 | M | Occipital lobe, falx | M | P | null | + | CD30, CD3, CD5, CD56 | n | n | n | Dead at 1 month |
| 24 | El farissi et al | 16 | F | Spinal cord | M | A | T cell | + | CD30, CD5, Ki67 | y | n | n | NED at 1 month |
| 25 | Verran et al | 20 | M | Parieto leptomeningeal | S | P | null | + | CD30, CD7 | y | n | y | NED at 24 months |
| 26 | Brady et al | 68 | M | Occipital lobe | S | A | T cell | - | CD30, CD2, INI1, P53, Ki67 | y | n | y | NED at 8 month |
| 27 | Lee et al | 12 | M | Parietal dura | M | P | null | + | CD30 | y | n | y | NED at 16 month |
| 28 | Omae et al | 26 | F | Neurohypophysis and pineal gland | M | A | null | + | CD3, CD30 | y | n | y | NED at 24 months |
| 29 | Strosberg et al | 29 | F | Frontal lobe, basal ganglia | M | A | null | + | CD30, CD5, CD20 | y | n | y | Died at 39 month |
| 30 | Lannon et al | 63 | M | Intracranial | M | P | T cell | - | CD30, MUM1, CD99, CD2 | y | n | y | NED at 18 month |