title: Chemical meningitis: unusual presentation of a cerebellar astrocytoma: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Chemical meningitis resulting from the spillage of the contents of a cystic tumor rarely constitutes the sole manifestation of a cranial or spinal tumor. The case of a man who initially had signs and symptoms of meningitis that on computed tomographic scan was shown to be a space-occupying cerebellar lesion is reported. Thirty-five cases of cranial and spinal tumors in which the presenting symptom was chemical meningitis are also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lunardi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Missori
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fraioli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed