Neoplastic meningitis

@article{Gleissner2006NeoplasticM,
  title={Neoplastic meningitis},
  author={Beate Gleissner and Marc C Chamberlain},
  journal={The Lancet Neurology},
  year={2006},
  volume={5},
  pages={443-452}
}
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New technologies such as flow cytometry, molecular genetics and newer biomarkers may improve diagnostic sensitivity and specificity, leading to the CNS involvement diagnosis, and consequently, to an effective prophylaxis and successful treatment.
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Meningeal carcinomatosis from bladder cancer: A case report and review of the literature.
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The role of intra-cerebrospinal fluid treatment and prophylaxis in patients with solid tumors.
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Clinical situations in which treatment or chemoprophylaxis of CNS metastases and NM from breast or lung cancer may play an important role are discussed and potential clinical trials to assess these assumptions are proposed.
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Cytological examinations of the CSF played a decisive role in the diagnosis of LC, with acute lymphoblastic leukemia the commonest malignancy infiltrating CSF in both children and adults.
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A rare case of neoplastic meningitis in a 54-year-old male with a history of colorectal cancer who first noticed a loss of sensation in his left thigh along with back pain and died 5 months after the diagnosis.
Management of leptomeningeal metastases in non-small cell lung cancer
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Therapeutic options for management of LM in NSCLC patients with or without genetic mutations are reviewed to improve or stabilize neurologic status, improve quality of life, and prolong survival while limiting the toxicity of chemotherapeutic regimens.
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