Leukemic changes of the brain: the involvement of the choroid plexus

In the study of 38 cases of leukemia, neoplastic infiltration of the brain was the most frequent lesion, occuring in 70,5%, compared to 48,5% for hemorrhage. The leptomeninges were the most frequent site of leukemic infiltration followed by the choroid plexus (57,8%) and the nervous tissue (50%). In...

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Main Authors: Aristides Cheto de Queiroz, Dorcas Almeida Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1978-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1978000400007&lng=en&tlng=en