Neoplastic meningitis differential diagnosis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]
Overview
Neoplastic meningitis must be differentiated from infections (meningitis, Lyme disease, neurocysticercosis), neoplastic (intracerebral metastasis, dural metastasis), inflammatory (rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, polychondritis), and granulomatous disorders (sarcoidosis, histiocytosis, Wegener's granulomatosis, vasculitis).[1]
Differentiating Neoplastic Meningitis from other Diseases
Neoplastic meningitis must be differentiated from:[1]
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Infections |
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Neoplastic |
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Inflammatory disorders |
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Granulomatous disorders |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leptomeningitis. Dr Amir Rezaee and A.Prof Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/leptomeningitis. Accessed on January 21, 2016