Clinical and pathological features of meningeal carcinoma / 临床神经病学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the clinical and pathological features of meningeal carcinoma.Methods The clinical,cerebrospinal fluid(CSF)and immunocytochemistry data of 142 patients with meningeal carcinoma were analysis retrospectively.Results Clinical manifestationheadache were found in 123 cases(86.62%),and dizziness were found in 19 cases(13.38%).26 cases(18.31%)had fever and 10 cases(7.04%)had poor vision.CSF and immunocytochemistryin all cases,EMA,CK were positive and CD14,GFAP were negative in all meningeal carcinomatosis.99 cases(69.72%)showed low molecule CK(+)and high molecule CK(-).These were adenocarcinoma.33 cases(23.24%)showed high molecule CK(+)and low molecule CK(-).These were squamous cell carcinoma.10 cases(7.04%)showed both high and low molecule CK(+).These were adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.In 67 cases(47.18%),primary cancer were found in lungs.Tumors were found in gastrointestinal tract in 23 cases(16.20%),and in breast in 9 cases(6.34%).Other primary cancers were found in endomertrium(1 case),in ovarium(1 case)and in liver(1 case).In 37 cases(26.06%),primary cancer couldn't been found.Among the 105 cases which primary cancer were found,15 cases were drawn out.In other 90 cases,82(91.11%)died from 3 to 14 months after diagnosis.In the cases no primary cancer were found,6 cases were drawn out.In other 31 cases,28(90.32%)died from 2 to 13 months after diagnosis although primary tumor was not found.Conclusions The headache and dizziness are the main symptom.The immunocytochemistry are important in the diagnosis of the meningeal carcinoma.The prognosis of the cases with meningeal carcinoma is serious whatever found or not found primary cancer.