Primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis diagnosed on CSF cytology: perseverance pays off

Pract Neurol. 2015 Apr;15(2):138-40. doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2014-000933. Epub 2014 Sep 22.

Authors

Céline Louapre¹, Virginie Desestret², Karima Mokhtari², Catherine Lubetzki¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, APHP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
² Department of Neuropathology, APHP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.

PMID: 25246603
DOI: 10.1136/practneurol-2014-000933

No abstract available

Keywords: CSF cytology; Encephalic symptoms; Primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis; Spinal cord.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Cytodiagnosis / methods*
Female
Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / metabolism
Glioma / cerebrospinal fluid*
Glioma / diagnosis*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Meningeal Neoplasms / cerebrospinal fluid*
Meningeal Neoplasms / diagnosis*

Substances

Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein