Diagnosis of leptomeningeal metastasis without a history of malignancy in the absence of cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2014 Apr:119:88-90. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2014.01.022. Epub 2014 Jan 27.

Authors

Akiyoshi Yokote¹, Takemasa Kawamoto¹, Takahiro Namioka¹, Yosuke Moteki¹, Takakazu Kawamata²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University Yachiyo Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University Yachiyo Medical Center, Chiba, Japan. Electronic address: tkawamata@nij.twmu.ac.jp.

PMID: 24635933
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2014.01.022

No abstract available

Keywords: Cerebrospinal fluid; Cytology; Intracranial hypertension; Leptomeningeal metastasis; Meningeal carcinomatosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cerebrospinal Fluid / cytology*
Female
Humans
Intracranial Hypertension / diagnosis*
Intracranial Hypertension / etiology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Meningeal Carcinomatosis / complications
Meningeal Carcinomatosis / diagnosis
Meningeal Carcinomatosis / secondary*
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / diagnosis*