TY - JOUR
T1 - Meningeal carcinomatosis in a patient with esophagus adenocarcinoma
AU - Girola, S. S.
AU - Celano, M.
AU - Arrigoni, E.
AU - Di Giulio, G.
AU - Di Maggio, E. M.
AU - Mazzone, A.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - Meningeal carcinomatosis (MC) is an uncommon form of metastasis of solid tumors. We reported a clincal case of a woman with esophagus adenocarcinoma that a few months after surgical operation, presented episodes of vomiting, nausea, hypertension, mental change, unconsiousness; A contrast-enhanced CT of the brain revealed an 'area of enhancement in the caudate nucleus' and cerebrospinal fluid cytologic studies evidenced the presence of carcinomatous cells. The clinical state of the patient deteriorated and she died a few days later. Autopsy confirmed meningeal carcinomatosis without parenchymal involvement.
AB - Meningeal carcinomatosis (MC) is an uncommon form of metastasis of solid tumors. We reported a clincal case of a woman with esophagus adenocarcinoma that a few months after surgical operation, presented episodes of vomiting, nausea, hypertension, mental change, unconsiousness; A contrast-enhanced CT of the brain revealed an 'area of enhancement in the caudate nucleus' and cerebrospinal fluid cytologic studies evidenced the presence of carcinomatous cells. The clinical state of the patient deteriorated and she died a few days later. Autopsy confirmed meningeal carcinomatosis without parenchymal involvement.
KW - cerebrospinal fluid, analysis
KW - esophageal adenocarcinoma
KW - meningeal carcinomatosis
KW - solid tumors, metastasis
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M3 - Article
C2 - 9105327
AN - SCOPUS:0030890302
VL - 88
SP - 105
EP - 107
JO - Minerva Medicolegale e Archivio di Antropologia Criminale
JF - Minerva Medicolegale e Archivio di Antropologia Criminale
SN - 0026-4806
IS - 3
ER -