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  • Title: [Carcinomatous meningitis revealing a cancer: study of two cases].
    Author: Samet S, Belahsen F, Triki C, Masmoudi H, Jlidi R, Mhiri C.
    Journal: Tunis Med; 2001 Apr; 79(4):257-60. PubMed ID: 11515489.
    Abstract:
    Meningeal Carcinomatosis (MC) is rare (4 to 5% of patients with solid tumors). We report two cases. The first case is a 53 year-old man presenting flaccid paraplegia and the second is a 76 year-old man presenting a clinical picture suggestive of normal pressure hydrocephalus. In the two cases, the diagnosis of MC was achieved by the demonstration of malignant cells in the CSF. Prognosis was poor in the two cases. The clinical presentation of MC is non specific and the diagnosis is only confirmed by demonstrating carcinomatous cells in CSF.
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