RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Diagnostic challenges in neoplastic meningitis presenting as intracranial hypertension
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e238808
DO 10.1136/bcr-2020-238808
VO 14
IS 3
A1 Andugulapati, Santosh Sriram
A1 Chheda, Akash
A1 Desai, Karan
A1 Ravat, Sangeeta Hasmukh
YR 2021
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/3/e238808.abstract
AB A diagnosis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension should be considered only after careful exclusion of all possible aetiologies. We report a case of neoplastic meningitis presenting as intracranial hypertension with inconclusive repeated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology and MRI of brain, emphasising the importance of meticulous CSF analysis and role of early whole-body PET–CT scan for diagnosis of systemic malignancy.