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Comparative Study
. 1992 Jun;42(6):1239-41.
doi: 10.1212/wnl.42.6.1239.

Comparison of cisternal and lumbar CSF examination in leptomeningeal metastasis

L R Rogers  1 , P M Duchesneau, C Nunez, A J Fishleder, J K Weick, L J Bauer, J M Boyett
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Comparative Study

Comparison of cisternal and lumbar CSF examination in leptomeningeal metastasis

L R Rogers et al. Neurology. 1992 Jun.

Abstract

We compared cisternal and lumbar CSF examination in 14 patients suspected of having leptomeningeal metastasis from cancer. Malignant cells were present in 12 patients--in both cisternal and lumbar CSF in nine patients and only in cisternal CSF in three. Cisternal CSF cytologic examination should be considered in patients suspected of having leptomeningeal metastasis if lumbar CSF is nondiagnostic.

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  • Leptomeningeal metastasis.
    Glass JP. Glass JP. Neurology. 1993 Feb;43(2):450. doi: 10.1212/wnl.43.2.450. Neurology. 1993. PMID: 8437722 No abstract available.

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