Conference
AUDIT OF CSF CYTOLOGY AT THE WEST MIDLANDS NEUROSCIENCE CENTRE
Abstract
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) cytology is thought to be the gold standard for diagnosing neoplastic meningitis. The accuracy of this test is important since it may determine whether or not a patient is given intra-thecal chemotherapy. Previous studies indicate that >10.5ml of CSF should to be collected in order to achieve a false negative rate of ≤3% and European Guidelines on CSF analysis recommend that this be the minimum volume collected.
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Authors
Evans W; Carey M; Dunne F; Nagaraju S; Hayton T
Volume
86
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
11 2015
DOI
10.1136/jnnp-2015-312379.156
Conference proceedings
Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
Issue
11
ISSN
0022-3050