Cytologically negative carcinomatous meningitis: Usefulness of CSF biochemical markers

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Chamberlain, MC [1 ]
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[1] Univ Calif San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
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10.1212/WNL.50.4.1173
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Eighteen patients (age range, 28 to 62 years; median, 58) with carcinomatous meningitis defined clinically (100%) and neuroradiographically (39%) with negative CSF cytology were evaluated with CSF biochemical markers. In only four patients (22%), CSF biochemical markers corroborated a diagnosis of carcinomatous meningitis.
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