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leptomeningeal metastases

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leptomeningeal metastases
Oncology CA that has spread to the pia and arachnoid membranes of the brain and spinal cord


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Pathophysiology and clinical features of leptomeningeal metastases (carcinomatous meningitis).
The sites of metastatic disease also seem to differ, with first metastases more common in lungs and a higher rate of central nervous system and leptomeningeal metastases [9,13,15].
Metastatic disease is considered in the following four chapters, which include discussion of the management of brain metastases, spinal metastases, leptomeningeal metastases and dural/skull metastases, and cancer metastasis to the peripheral nervous system.
 
 
 
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