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Meningeal carcinomatosis secondary to neurenteric cysts with malignant transformation: a case report.

Min ChuLeiming WangHong YeJunjie LiDehong LuYueshan PiaoLiyong Wu
Published in: BMC neurology (2022)
This is the first case to ever report neurenteric cysts as a cause of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis and the first ever report of neurenteric cysts presenting as leptomeningeal carcinomatosis without typical cyst visible on brain MRI. This extremely rare case provided a novel view on the pathogenesis of meningeal carcinomatosis and clinical presentation of neurenteric cysts, highlighting the value of meningeal biopsy in chronic meningitis of unknown causes.
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