Background: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology is the diagnostic gold standard test for
primary or metastatic involvement of central nervous system (CNS) by malignancy. It is a …

Background Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination can be used to verify the presence of
primary malignancies as well as cases of central nervous system (CNS) metastasis …

Methods: A retrospective cytomorphological analysis of 27 CSF cytology smears reported as
positive or suspicious for nonhematolymphoid malignancies from January 2010 to April …

Background The identification of central nervous system (CNS) involvement by
malignancies, using cytological analysis of CSF, is crucial for the appropriate treatment of …

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology is a fundamental test for the diagnosis of central nervous
system (CNS) diseases in neurological practice in mainland China. Some significant …

Objective The current tools available for detecting malignant neoplasms in the cerebrospinal
fluid (CSF) are neurological examination, followed by neuroimaging, cytology and molecular …

2079 Background: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a valuable diagnostic tool in patients with
cancer. Cytology, culture, glucose, and protein are the most routinely performed analyses of …

BACKGROUND Involvement of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by hematopoietic malignancies
may be difficult to document by morphology alone. In cases with low numbers of cells or …

Context and Objective: This study aims to emphasize the importance of an appropriate CSF
examination in patients of suspected CNS disease and the necessity of correlating it with the …

Introduction Limited updated literature exists about the prevalence and spectrum of
malignancies involving cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). In this multi-institutional study, we review …