Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis as the Initial Manifestation of Metastatic Disease diagnosed in Postmortem Examination: A Case Series.
Balbuena-Merle RI, Santé-Pérez M, Pérez-Berenguer J, Velez-Rosario R, Correa-Rivas M, Jiménez A. Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis as the Initial Manifestation of Metastatic Disease diagnosed in Postmortem Examination: A Case Series. Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal 2019, 38: 64-67. PMID: 30924918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeptomeningeal carcinomatosisYear old womanPostmortem examinationOlder womenMalignant cellsStatus post resectionCerebrospinal fluid examinationYear old maleInitial manifestationClinical suspicionMetastatic diseaseNeurologic symptomatologyFluid examinationCase seriesNeurological presentationUnknown malignancyPost resectionUnknown etiologyBreast cancerSerial examinationsPia-arachnoidOld maleClinical diagnosisNeurological imagingMultidisciplinary approach