Carcinomatous meningeosis as exclusive metastasizing pattern in a malignant thymoma

In a 57-year-old male patient meningitic symptoms occurred. CSF cytology exhibited carcinoma cells, thus establishing the diagnosis of carcinomatous meningeosis. The primary site of the tumor or metastases were not detected intra vitam. The autopsy revealed a malignant thymoma with an exclusive meta...

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Published in:Acta neuropathologica 1985-01, Vol.67 (3-4), p.329-331
Main Authors: KLEINERT, R, WALTER, G. F, KLEINERT, G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Brain - pathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Meningeal Neoplasms - cerebrospinal fluid
Meningeal Neoplasms - pathology
Meningeal Neoplasms - secondary
Middle Aged
Neurology
Thymoma - cerebrospinal fluid
Thymoma - pathology
Thymoma - secondary
Thymus Neoplasms
Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
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Summary:In a 57-year-old male patient meningitic symptoms occurred. CSF cytology exhibited carcinoma cells, thus establishing the diagnosis of carcinomatous meningeosis. The primary site of the tumor or metastases were not detected intra vitam. The autopsy revealed a malignant thymoma with an exclusive metastatic participation of the leptomeninges except for some few regional lymph nodes. Cerebral metastases of malignant thymoma is an extremely rare condition.
ISSN:0001-6322
1432-0533
DOI:10.1007/BF00687821