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meningeal carcinomatosis

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meningeal carcinomatosis
Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, carcinomatous leptomeningitis Oncology The spread of cancer to the meninges, most common in small cell lung cancer–SCLC, seen in 26% of Pts with SCLC


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Malignant meningitis This is also known as meningeal carcinomatosis, and can be caused by primary neuro ectodermal tumours such as neuroblastoma, tumours of the haemopoietic system such as lymphoma, or solid tumours metastasizing to the leptomeninges (e.
Berlinger et al believed that intracranial tumors could involve the temporal bone as a result of either direct extension, hematogenous or lymphatic spread, meningeal carcinomatosis, or leptomeningeal extension.
Reed E, Matthews D, Dyer V, et al: Meningeal carcinomatosis in metastatic prostate cancer: a case report.
 
 
 
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