Meningeal metastases: Clinical aspects and diagnosis

F. Formaglio; A. Caraceni

Meningeal metastases: Clinical aspects and diagnosis

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Abstract

The authors review the clinical and diagnostic aspects involved in leptomeningeal disease due to solid rumours, leukaemias and lymphomas. The importance of the combination of clinical findings with cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) examination and imaging studies in making an early diagnosis is underlined. The raising prevalence of this complication of systemic cancer deserves specific attention on the part of neurologists involved in consultation liason with general medicine and oncology.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	133-149
Number of pages	17
Journal	Neurological Sciences
Volume	19
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 1998

Keywords

Cancer complications
Diagnosis
Leptomeningeal disease
Leptomeningeal metastases
Meningeal carcinomatosis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Neurology
Psychiatry and Mental health
Dermatology
Neuroscience(all)

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