| Literature DB >> 9566421 |
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9566421 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.50.4.1173
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN: 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910