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Autores/as

  • Laura García Aragonés Internal Medicine. Albacete University Hospital Complex. Albacete. Spain
  • María del Carmen Montoya Morcillo Hematology. Hospital de Villarrobledo. Villarrobledo (Albacete). Spain.
  • Irene Donoso Esteban Radiodiagnostics. Hospital Infanta Cristina. Parla (Madrid). Spain.
  • Luis Broseta Viana Internal Medicine. Albacete University Hospital Complex. Albacete. Spain
  • Julián Solís García del Pozo Infectious Diseases. Albacete University Hospital Complex. Albacete. Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19230/jonnpr.4820

Resumen

Introduction: Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LC) is diagnosed in 4-15% of cancer patients, and most cases (70%) are in the advanced phase of the disease. In only 5-10% of patients with LC, it is the initial manifestation of cancer.

Case report: We present a case of a 46-year-old man with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis as the first manifestation of type B high-grade lymphoma. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) showed pleocytosis with a predominance of mononuclear cells, hyperproteinorrhachia, and glucose consumption. CSF cytology was negative for malignant cells in two samples. Magnetic resonance imaging and CSF flow cytometry gave the diagnosis.

Discussion: LC is a diagnostic challenge. Differential diagnosis arises with infectious processes (tuberculosis) and autoimmune diseases. In cerebrospinal fluid, flow cytometry (FCM) has a higher sensitivity than cytology for the diagnosis of LC.

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Biografía del autor/a

Julián Solís García del Pozo, Infectious Diseases. Albacete University Hospital Complex. Albacete. Spain

Jefe de Servicio 

Servicio de Medicina Interna

Hospital general de Villarrobledo

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2023-05-04

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