Oncology Reviews (Dec 2011)

Squamous cell carcinomatous meningitis

  • Syed M. Karim,
  • Victor E. Nava,
  • Edina Paal,
  • Steven H. Krasnow,
  • MacArthur Drake Jr.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/oncol.2009.169
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 3

Abstract

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A case of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis due to a poorly differentiated malignancy is presented. Immunohistochemistry was used to characterize it as a squamous cell carcinoma. Squamous cell carcinomas rarely invade the meninges. There are few well-founded guidelines for managing patients with this condition. Prognosis is generally poor. A literature review of this entity is provided.

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