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Query: UMLS:C0017638 (
glioma
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Neoplastic meningitis occurs in approximately 5% of patients with cancer. Primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis is a rare condition whereby a
glioma
arises from heterotopic cell nests in the leptomeninges. We report here a case presenting with clinical features similar to those of chronic
infectious meningitis
without positive cerebrospinal fluid cytology. Neurological signs in our patient deteriorated progressively without responding to antitubercular, antiviral, or antibiotic therapy. Leptomeningeal biopsy sampling revealed the condition to be primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis.
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PMID:Primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis: report of a case presenting with chronic meningitis. 2039 8
