title: Renal cell carcinomatous meningitis: pathologic and immunohistochemical features.
abstract: We report the clinical, radiographic, pathologic, and immunohistochemical features of a patient with widespread meningeal carcinomatosis from renal cell carcinoma. Clear and spindle tumor cell subtypes infiltrated the meninges of the cauda equina, oculomotor nerve, spinal cord, and cerebral hemispheres, forming abortive glandular or tubular aggregates without evidence of parenchymal invasion. Cytokeratin epitopes were labeled immunohistochemically with Cam 5.2 antibodies, but epithelial membrane antigen and neuron-specific enolase were not present.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Crino
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Sater
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sperling
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Katsetos
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007633:Keratins / Q000032:analysis; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000473:pathology; D009802:Oculomotor Nerve / Q000473:pathology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D007633:Keratins