简介:Primarycentralnervoussystemlymphoma(PCNSL)isararedisorderthat,in95%ofcases,representsdiffuselargeB-celllymphoma.Assuch,makinganaccuratediagnosisisimportant.Atpresent,stereotactic-guidedbiopsyisarecognizedmethodofchoicefortissueanalysis.However,thediagnosticwork-upforhigh-riskpatientsisdeterminedbytheirperformancestatus.Here,wereportacaseofPCNSLinahigh-riskpatient,forwhomdiagnosiswasestablishedbycerebrospinalfluidcytologyandflowcytometry,whichsignificantlyshortenedadiagnosticwork-upperiodandallowedfortheimmediatetreatmentofthepatient.