[Diffuse neoplastic infiltration of leptomeninges by malignant pleural mesothelioma].
A 65 year-old-man, diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma, developed polymorphic neurologic symptoms and signs indicating involvement of cranial and spinal nerves. Necropsy disclosed a diffuse neoplastic invasion of the leptomeninges with no other neural metastases.
de Pangher Manzini
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Chizzola
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Brollo
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Bianchi
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D000368:Aged; D001099:Arachnoid; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000556:secondary*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010841:Pia Mater; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
Infiltrazione neoplastica diffusa delle leptomeningi da mesotelioma maligno della pleura.