[Meningitis carcinomatosa (author's transl)].
On the basis of a case report the clinical picture of meningitis carcinomatosa is discussed. The cerebrospinal fluid is the most important criterion for the diagnosis. All other examinations (EEG, brain-scan, X-ray) yield only imperfect information. The clinical picture of meningitis carcinomatosa is similar above all to meningitis tuberculosa. If cerebrospinal fluid shows inflammatory signs and there is a breakdown of cerebral nerves (blindness, deafness) meningitis carcinomatosa always should be considered, even if thorough examination does not succeed in proving a primary tumour.
D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000175:diagnosis
Meningitis carcinomatosa.