Name
MENINGITIS, CHRONIC MALIGNANCY
DESCRIPTION
DETAIL
CAUSES : - METASTATIC CANCER OF BREAST, LUNGS, STOMACH OR PANCREAS - MELANOMA - LYMPHOMA - LEUKEMIA - MENINGEAL GLIOMATOSIS - MENINGEAL SARCOMA - CEREBRAL DYSGERMINOMA - MENINGEAL MELANOMA - B-CELL LYMPHOMA* CSF EXAM - MONONUCLEAR CELLS , ELEVATED PROTEIN, LOW GLUCOSE * CSF - REPEATED CYTOLOGY OF LARGE AMOUNT OF CSF, CSF EXAM BY POLARIZING MICROSCOPY * CLONAL LYMPHOCYTE MARKERS * MYELOGRAM OR CONTRAST ENHANCED MRI - TO SEE DEPOSITS ON NERVE ROOTS OR MENINGES * MENINGEAL BIOPSY
TYPENOTES
RELATED DISEASE
Not Available Disease
DISEASE
INVESTIGATION
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT, CSF EXAMINATION, MRI, BIOPSY, CT SCAN CONTRAST STUDY