title: Pearls and oy-sters: the utility of cytology and flow cytometry in the diagnosis of leptomeningeal leukemia.
abstract: Diagnosis of leptomeningeal leukemia (and more broadly, leptomeningeal metastasis [LM]) is based on:
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Daniel.Gold@uphs.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Daniel R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.forename: Robyn E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Nadel
authors.forename: Christina G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Vangelakos
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Marian Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Livingston
authors.forename: Jonathon E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Heath
authors.forename: Stephen G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Reich
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gojo
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Weiner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003584:Cytological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D063268:Sialic Acid Binding Ig-like Lectin 3 / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D063268:Sialic Acid Binding Ig-like Lectin 3; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens