title: Infiltration of the central nervous system by a granulosa cell tumor immunostained by antibodies against inhibin.
abstract: Involvement of the CNS by a granulosa cell tumor of the ovary is rare. We describe a patient with leptomeningeal and cerebral cortex infiltration by this tumor. The diagnosis was confirmed by CSF cytology and immunocytochemistry using monoclonal antibodies against human inhibin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schnittger
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Soudah
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: von Wasielewski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Groot
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Haubitz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dengler
mesh_terms: D000906:Antibodies; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex; D005260:Female; D006106:Granulosa Cell Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D007265:Inhibins / Q000032:analysis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D007265:Inhibins