Gastric cancer with isolated leptomeningeal metastases: a case report

Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis due to gastric cancer is rare. Gadolinium enhanced MRI and CSF analysis for malignant cells are necessary to confirm the diagnosis.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Tropical gastroenterology 2007-01, Vol.28 (1), p.39-40
Hauptverfasser:	Sambasivaiah, K, Reddy, Kumaraswamy, Lakshmi, A Y, Menon, Bindu, Varma, V Sudarsana
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Carcinoma - cerebrospinal fluid Carcinoma - diagnosis Carcinoma - secondary Cerebrospinal Fluid - cytology Diagnosis, Differential Follow-Up Studies Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Meningeal Neoplasms - cerebrospinal fluid Meningeal Neoplasms - diagnosis Meningeal Neoplasms - secondary Middle Aged Stomach Neoplasms - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis due to gastric cancer is rare. Gadolinium enhanced MRI and CSF analysis for malignant cells are necessary to confirm the diagnosis.
ISSN:	0250-636X