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Cytologically Negative Carcinomatous Meningitis:Usefulness of CSF Biochemical Markers Neurol 50:1173-1175, Chamberlain,M.C., 1998 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Eighteen patients(age range,28 to 62 years;median,58)with carcinomatous meningitis defined clinically(100%)and neuroradiographically(39%)with negative CSF cytology were evaluated with CSF biochemical markers.In only four patients(22%),CSF biochemical markers corroborated a diagnosis of carcinomatous meningitis.

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