leptomeningeal

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Related to leptomeningeal: leptomeningeal cyst, Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis

lep·to·me·nin·ge·al

(lep'tō-mĕ-nin'jē-ăl),

Pertaining to the leptomeninges.

lep·to·me·nin·ge·al

(lep'tō-mĕ-nin'jē-ăl)

Pertaining to the leptomeninges.

leptomeninges

(lep?to-men-in'jes) leptomeninx [? + meninx, membrane]

The pia mater and arachnoid as distinct from the dura mater.

Synonym: pia-arachnoidleptomeningeal, adjective

leptomeningeal

Pertaining to the two soft inner layers of membrane that surround the brain, the PIA MATER and the ARACHNOID MATER, but not the DURA MATER.

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Elevated ICP has been implicated in the development of leptomeningeal cysts.

Growing skull fracture in a 5-month old child: a case report

Induction of multiple brain tumors (gliomata and leptomeningeal sarcomata) in dogs by Rous sarcoma virus.

Multicentric glioma

Radiotherapy is the most common treatment for patients with multiple brain metastases or leptomeningeal involvement.

Progressive slurring of speech and difficulty reading in a 62-year-old male

However, FLAIR sequence without contrast administration may not demonstrate the presence of leptomeningeal abnormality.

Contrast-enhanced FLAIR versus contrast-enhanced T1-weighted sequence of magnetic resonance imaging for the evaluation of leptomeningeal disease: which one is better?/Manyetik rezonans goruntuleme kontrastli FLAIR ile kontrastli T1 sekanslarinin leptomeningeal hastalik degerlendirilmesi yonunden kiyaslanmasi: hangisi daha etkin?

Leptomeningeal enhancement and a parenchymal mass with enhancement were also seen.

Neurosarcoidosis

Cranial MRI revealed hydrocephaly + leptomeningeal staining in 45.

Evaluation of patients with tuberculous meningitis/Tuberkuloz menenjitli olgularin degerlendirilmesi

Ossified retroperitoneal malignant Schwannoma with spinal leptomeningeal metastases.

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the infratemporal fossa with intracranial extension

All patients with a miliary distribution had leptomeningeal nodules, and 18% of these patients had deep parenchymal nodules in addition.

Abstracts of oral presentations at the RSSA Neuroradiology and body imaging advances congress, sandton, 28-30 august 2009

A negative CSF cytology does not preclude leptomeningeal spread.

Breaking down barriers to treat a patient with a germinoma: a case study

Gadolinium-enhanced MRI can provide definitive evidence of leptomeningeal metastases, although its reported sensitivity is only 75%.

Breast cancer relapsing as carcinomatous meningitis. (Letters to the Editor)

In cases of breast cancer, the diagnoses of parenchymal brain metastases and leptomeningeal carcinomatosis are often delayed (1).

Cerebrospinal fluid cytokeratins for diagnosis of patients with central nervous system metastases from breast cancer

The company is currently completing the filing of a New Drug Application for its lead product, DepoCyt, an anti-cancer therapeutic for the treatment of neoplastic meningitis (also known as leptomeningeal metastases) arising from sold tumors and is continuing Phase III clinical trials for leukemia and lymphoma indications.