A misleading case of CSF cytology: a cautionary tale

Pract Neurol. 2014 Dec;14(6):429-31. doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2014-000840. Epub 2014 Apr 8.

Authors

Thomas Parker¹, Colin Mahoney¹, Deborah Pencharz², Kate Cwynarski³, Rebecca Liu¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
² Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
³ Department of Haematology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.

PMID: 24713142
DOI: 10.1136/practneurol-2014-000840

No abstract available

Keywords: CSF; CYTOLOGY; LEPTOMENINGEAL DISEASE; PET; PRIMARY TESTICULAR LYMPHOMA.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cerebrospinal Fluid / cytology*
Cytodiagnosis*
False Positive Reactions
Humans
Lymphoma / diagnosis*
Male
Meningeal Carcinomatosis / secondary*
Middle Aged
Testicular Neoplasms / diagnosis*