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A case of metastatic leptomeningeal carcinomatosis from early gastric carcinoma [PDF]

World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2012
Metastatic leptomeningeal carcinomatosis is estimated to occur in 3% to 8% of solid carcinomas. The most common causes of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis are breast cancer, lung cancer and malignant melanoma.
Park Kwang-Kuk, Yang Song-I, Seo Kyung-Won, Kim Young-Ok, Yoon Ki-Young   +4 more
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An Uncommon Presentation of Leptomeningeal Metastases in Breast Carcinoma Detected by F-18 FDG PET/CT

World Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2022
Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis is a manifestation in which tumor cells migrate into meninges. Breast carcinoma presenting with leptomeningeal metastases is a rare phenomenon that can occur in an isolated form as well as with coexistent parenchymal brain ...
Gavini Surya, Nimmagadda Ajit, Rallapeta Ramya Priya, Dhamarcherla S. Hemalatha, Bodagala Vijayalakshmi Devi, Tekchand Kalawat   +5 more
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Glioblastoma with brainstem leptomeningeal pseudoprogression following radiation therapy

Radiology Case Reports, 2019
In brain tumor patients, worsening of imaging findings in the first 6 months after surgical debulking and chemoradiation can occur in the absence of tumor growth, a phenomenon known as pseudoprogression.
Nikhar Kinger, MD, Michael J. Hoch, MD, Hui-Kuo G. Shu, MD, Brent D. Weinberg, MD, PhD   +3 more
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Enhancement of the leptomeninges in a young man. [PDF]

Brain Pathol
Brain Pathology, EarlyView.
Ray J, Alberawi M, Bauer A, Fung KM, Horta ES, Robinson LJ.   +5 more
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VLA-4 suppression by senescence signals regulates meningeal immunity and leptomeningeal metastasis

eLife, 2022
Leptomeningeal metastasis is associated with dismal prognosis and has few treatment options. However, very little is known about the immune response to leptomeningeal metastasis.
Jiaqian Li, Di Huang, Bingxi Lei, Jingying Huang, Linbing Yang, Man Nie, Shicheng Su, Qiyi Zhao, Ying Wang   +8 more
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Diagnosing primary malignancy in leptomeningeal carcinomatosis by using CSF cytology and immunohistochemistry: A case report

Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, 2020
We present a rare case of recurrent carcinoma of gallbladder with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology showed atypical cells, which were suspicious for malignancy on initial reporting. Diagnosis of malignancy and primary from
Navaneeth Reddy Hasthavaram, Tina Dadu, Rajan Duggal, Suhail Qureshi, Saphalta Baghmar, Amit Agarwal, Aseem Khurana, Aditya Sarin, Navdeep Singh, Ramesh Kumar   +9 more
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Diffuse Leptomeningeal Oligodendrogliomatosis in a Cow. [PDF]

, 2020
A 4.5-year-old cow showing neurological signs consistent with predictors of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was investigated as a potential BSE-suspect case and proved to be negative.
Oevermann, Anna, Bagatella, Stefano, Kauer, Ronja V, Kauer RV, Oevermann A, Bagatella S   +5 more
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Complete Cerebrospinal Fluid Response to T-DM1 in HER2 Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Case Report

Life, 2023
Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis is a rare but serious consequence of pre-existing tumors, such as breast, lung, and gastrointestinal carcinomas. Further, leptomeningeal carcinomatosis is more frequently diagnosed with breast cancers, if only because breast
Francesca Zacchi, Elena Giontella, Alessia Nottegar, Elena Fiorio   +3 more
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Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis: A Rare Complication of Metastatic Gastric Cancer [PDF]

, 2023
Leptomeningeal disease, also known as leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, occurs when cancer metastasizes to the meninges. This rare complication is associated with a poor prognosis.
Bhardwaj, Sharonlin, Wu, Phillis, Lai, Steven Y, Phillis Wu, Sharonlin Bhardwaj, Steven Y Lai   +5 more
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Late onset leptomeningeal and whole spine metastasis from supratentorial Glioblastoma multiforme: An uncommon manifestation of a common tumor

Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 2016
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is one of the most common and aggressive primary brain tumors, composing 12-20% of all the intracranial tumors in adults with a highly malignant course and average life expectancy of approximately 12-14 months following ...
Divyam Sharma, Anshul Gupta, Gurupal S Dhillon, Satnam Singh Chhabra   +3 more
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