A Case of Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis Presenting as a Neurological Complication of Stomach Cancer.
10.4235/jkgs.2009.13.1.49
- Author:
Eun Young OH
1
;
Sang Bong LEE
;
Seon Young RYU
;
In Uk SONG
;
Jung Hea LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Deajeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea. siuy@paran.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Meningeal carcinomatosis;
Neurological complication;
Stomach neoplasms
- MeSH:
Brain;
Breast Neoplasms;
Carcinoma;
Female;
Gadolinium;
Humans;
Korea;
Lung Neoplasms;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Melanoma;
Meningeal Carcinomatosis;
Stomach;
Stomach Neoplasms
- From:Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
2009;13(1):49-52
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, an important and serious neurological complication of malignant cancers, is asso- ciated with severe disability and high mortality. It is most commonly seen in patients with breast cancer, lung cancer and malignant melanoma. However, leptomeningeal carcinomatosis induced by gastric cancer has been rarely reported, although gastric cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer-related deaths in Korea. We report a case of a 76- year-old woman with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis presenting as a neurological complication of gastric cancer and con- firmed by cytology examination of the cerebrospinal fluid and brain magnetic resonance imaging with gadolinium enhan-cement.
