Cerebrospinal fluid cytology and clinical analysis of 34 cases with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1913-1920

  Liu, J ^a   Jia, H ^a   Yang, Y ^a   Dai, W ^a   Su, X ^a   Zhao, Gang ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Cytology; Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis

Indexed keywords

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CARCINOMATOUS MENINGITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BRAIN LEVEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MENINGITIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCHAL CORD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 74949093754     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000903700629     Document Type: Article

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