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Carcinomatous meningitis: Leptomeningeal metastases in solid tumors
Leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) results from metastatic spread of cancer to the leptomeninges, giving rise to central nervous system dysfunction. Breast cancer, lung cancer, and melanoma are the most frequent causes of LM among solid tumors in adults. An early diagnosis of LM, before fixed neurologic deficits are manifest, permits earlier and potentially more effective treatment, thus leading to...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1857-9655
DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2014.111