CSF flow cytometry greatly improves diagnostic accuracy in CNS hematologic malignancies
Top Cited Papers
- 15 May 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurology
- Vol. 68 (20), 1674-1679
- https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000261909.28915.83
Abstract
Objective: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of flow cytometric immunophenotyping in comparison with classic cytomorphology for diagnosing CNS localizations of hematologic malignancies, and to evaluate the implications of CSF pleocytosis and protein content in this context.Keywords
This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
- Advantages of flow cytometry immunophenotyping for the diagnosis of central nervous system non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma in AIDS patientsHIV Medicine, 2005
- High incidence of occult leptomeningeal disease detected by flow cytometry in newly diagnosed aggressive B-cell lymphomas at risk for central nervous system involvement: the role of flow cytometry versus cytologyBlood, 2005
- Lymphoid and myeloid neoplasms involving cerebrospinal fluid: Comparison of morphologic examination and immunophenotyping by flow cytometryDiagnostic Cytopathology, 2002
- Flow cytometric analysis of lymphomas and lymphoproliferative disordersSeminars in Hematology, 2001
- Flow cytometry and the study of central nervous disease in patients with acute leukaemiaBritish Journal of Haematology, 2001
- Diagnosing lymphoproliferative disorders involving the cerebrospinal fluid: Increased sensitivity using flow cytometric analysisDiagnostic Cytopathology, 2000
- Enhanced Detection of Malignant Lymphoma in Cerebrospinal Fluid by Multiparameter Flow CytometryAmerican Journal of Clinical Pathology, 1998
- Neuroimaging and cerebrospinal fluid cytology in the diagnosis of leptomeningeal metastasisAnnals of Neurology, 1995
- Malignant cells in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)Neurology, 1979
- Cytological Changes in the Cerebrospinal Fluid following Intrathecal Methotrexate TreatmentStereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, 1974