Carcinomatosis meningea. Comunicacion de dos casos / Meningeal carcinomatosis. Report 2 of cases
Rev. argent. neurocir
;
17(3): 137-140, jul.-sept. 2003. ilus
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em Espanhol
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
To describe 2 cases of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis. Description Case 1 (24 years old female) complained of right ciatica and wakness in the last 15 days, with urinary retention. MRI showed a conus medullaris lesion that enhanced with gadolinium. Case 2 (47 years old female) with a previous history of a high grade B-cell limphoma, complaneid of astenia, anorexia and radicular pain. Lately she developed neurological deterioration, VII nerve palsy, urinary retention and seizures. A cisternal puncture was positive for neoplastic cells. Intervention In case 1 surgery was performed and pathology infrmed high grade glioma. After 30 days she developed a meningeal syndrome with bilateral VI and VII cranial nerves paresis and neurological deterioration. Lumbar puncture was positive for neoplastic cells. She died after 15 days. Case 2 received intrathecal chemotherapy.Conclusion:
Patients with extraneural malignat tumors and high grade tumors of the nervous system that refer signs and symptoms of a meningeal dissemination, meningeal carcinomatosis must be suspected
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Assunto principal:
Carcinoma
/
Neoplasias Meníngeas
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. argent. neurocir
Assunto da revista:
Neurocirurgia
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Argentina
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidad de Buenos Aires/AR
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Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Neurociencias Aplicadas/AR
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