Cytologically proven
meningeal carcinomatosis in patients with lung cancer: Clinical observation of 34 cases.
Lifshitz, "Acute bilateral blindness in
meningeal carcinomatosis," Eye, vol.
Survival of breast cancer patients with
meningeal carcinomatosis. Ann Oncol.
Meningeal carcinomatosis (MC) is rare and occurs in 1-18% of patients with solid tumours, most commonly carcinomas of the breast and lung or melanomas.
Meningeal carcinomatosis is the tumoral invasion of the leptomeninges.
Due to recurrent characteristics of hypertensive encephalopathy, chronic bacterial and fungal infections of the central nervous system, a current cerebrovascular accident and central nervous system vasculitis, and
meningeal carcinomatosis were investigated.
Tajiri, "A case of
meningeal carcinomatosis with gastric cancer which manifested meningeal signs as the initial symptom; the palliative benefit of radiotherapy," Journal of Nippon Medical School, vol.
Ocular symptoms even in the absence of other clinical symptoms may represent the initial manifestation of
meningeal carcinomatosis. Thus,
meningeal carcinomatosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis in selected patients even if making the diagnosis is often challenging.
The etiology is diverse and includes infectious, granulomatous and inflammatory disorders, collagen vascular disorders, carcinoma, lymphoma, meningioma en plaque, sarcoidosis, haemodialysis, mucopolysaccharidosis, intrathecal drug administration, and
meningeal carcinomatosis diseases.