Leptomeningitis as Rare Secondary Dissemination in MEITL (Monomorphic Intestinal Epitheliotropic T-Cell Lymphoma)
(1) Background: Monomorphic intestinal epitheliotropic T-cell lymphoma (MEITL) is a very rare subtype of lymphoma, being involved in less than 5% of lymphomas of the digestive tract. Accurate diagnosis is extremely challenging due to the lack of specific clinical symptoms and the low specificity of the diagnostic approaches. (2) Methods: We present the case of a patient admitted to the Neurology Clinic of the Emergency Clinical Hospital of Galati, Romania, with progressive cranial nerve impairment. (3) Results: Analyzing clinical and paraclinical data and corroborating the previous known diagnosis of MEITL, the positive diagnosis was that of meningitis with atypical lymphocytes with MEITL as starting point. The cytology of CSF was the basis for the diagnostic confirmation. (4) Conclusions: The present case is a rare situation of secondary dissemination of MEITL. We were not able to identify a similar report in the available literature that associated urothelial carcinoma with leptomeningeal MEITL-sourced neoplastic lesions.
Authors
- Ana María Ionescu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4114-9613)
- Andrei Lucian Zaharia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0986-8056)
- Elena Niculeț (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9249-5247)
- Violeta Diana Oprea
- M Lungu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2807-7742)
- Luminița Lăcrămioara Apostol
- Marius Ionuț Păduraru
Institutions
- Ovidius University (RO)
- Danubius International University (RO)
- Sjællands Universitetshospital, Nykøbing F. (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Life
- Published
- 2025-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/life15081243
- Primary Topic
- Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00