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leptomeninges

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leptomeninges /lep·to·me·nin·ges/ (lep?to-me-nin´jez) sing. leptome´ninx   the pia mater and arachnoid taken together; the pia-arachnoid.leptomenin´geal
lep·to·me·nin·ges (lpt-m-nnjz)
n.
The pia mater and arachnoid considered as one unit enveloping the brain and spinal cord. Also called pia-arachnoid.

lepto·me·ninge·al (-j-l) adj.

leptomeninges
plural of leptomeninx; the two more delicate components of the meninges: the pia mater and arachnoid considered together; the pia-arachnoid.

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8) The explanation for this wide range of neoplastic phenotypes is that cells of the neural crest also contribute to the formation of leptomeninges, bone, cartilage, and muscle in the head, neck, and face.
Rostral to this were a few scattered destructive lesions, and a few sections of the parasite were present in the leptomeninges.
Neoplastic meningitis refers to the multifocal seeding of metastatic malignant cells along the leptomeninges of the central nervous system.
 
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