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Abstract

Key Clinical Message

Leptomeningeal involvement of CLL is usually underdiagnosed as neurological symptoms are unspecific. It is important to carefully evaluate neurological status in these patients and consider this entity between the differential diagnosis of a neurological deterioration as adequate treatment improves the prognosis. Imaging techniques, analyses of cerebrospinal fluid, and brain biopsy are useful to establish a definitive diagnosis.

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Title
Brain biopsy in the diagnosis of leptomeningeal involvement in stage I chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Author
Muñoz, Eva Cervilla 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Pablo Demelo Rodríguez 1 ; Alejandra García García 1 ; Palanca, Javier Menarguez 2 ; Jorge del Toro Cervera 1 

 Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain 
 Department of Pathological Anatomy, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain 
Pages
1919-1922
Section
Case Reports
Publication year
2017
Publication date
Dec 2017
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
e-ISSN
20500904
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1972250118
Copyright
© 2017. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.