Leptomeningeal Metastasis: The Role of Cerebrospinal Fluid Diagnostics

Leptomeningeal Metastasis: The Role of Cerebrospinal Fluid Diagnostics

Background: Metastatic spread into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) represents a severe complication of malignant disease with poor prognosis. Although early diagnosis is crucial, broad spectrums of clinical manifestations, and pitfalls of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and CSF diagnostics can be cha...

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Main Authors: Lena Bönig, Nora Möhn, Jonas Ahlbrecht, Ulrich Wurster, Peter Raab, Wolfram Puppe, Kurt-Wolfram Sühs, Martin Stangel, Thomas Skripuletz, Philipp Schwenkenbecher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
leptomeningeal metastasis
cerebrospinal fluid
cytological examination
malignancy
MRI
oligoclonal bands
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00839/full

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