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Leptomeningeal Neoplasms

Known as: Leptomeningeal Tumor, Tumor of the Leptomeninges, Neoplasm, Leptomeningeal 
A malignant neoplasm that has spread from its original site to the two innermost layers of tissue that cover the brain and spinal cord.
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Benign neoplasm of meningesCentral Nervous SystemClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyLeptomeninges
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Meningeal Neoplasms

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2017
2017
Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiation Therapy to the Resection Bed for Intracranial Metastases.
PURPOSE To retrospectively report the outcomes of a large multicenter cohort of patients treated with surgery and… (More)
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2017
2017
Leptomeningeal metastases presenting exclusively with ocular disturbance in 34 patients: A tertiary care cancer hospital experience.
Leptomeningeal disease (LMD) represents disseminated intracranial metastatic disease that requires early detection and initiation… (More)
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2016
2016
Tumor DNA in cerebral spinal fluid reflects clinical course in a patient with melanoma leptomeningeal brain metastases
Cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) from brain tumor patients contains tumor cellular and cell-free DNA (cfDNA), which provides a less… (More)
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2016
2016
Olaparib treatment for BRCA-mutant ovarian cancer with leptomeningeal disease
•Leptomeningeal disease occurs more commonly in BRCA-mutated ovarian cancer.•A clinically significant dose of olaprib is able to… (More)
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2015
2015
Recurrent encephaloclastic cyst induced by intraventricular topotecan.
OBJECTIVE To report two rare cases of encephaloclastic cyst induced by intraventricular topotecan. To share our experience in… (More)
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2015
2015
Disseminated oligodendroglial-like leptomeningeal tumor with anaplastic progression and presumed extraneural disease: case report.
We report the neuroimaging and histopathologic findings of a 12-year-old female patient with a disseminated oligodendroglial-like… (More)
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2014
2014
Primary natural killer/T-cell lymphoma presenting as leptomeningeal disease.
INTRODUCTION Primary central nervous system natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (primary-CNS-NK/TCL) is a rare non-Hodgkin's lymphoma… (More)
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2013
2013
An Unusual Presentation of Isolated Leptomeningeal Disease in Carcinoma of Unknown Primary With Pancreatic Features
Leptomeningeal disease (LMD) can occur in a small percentage of patients with active metastatic cancer. However, we report a case… (More)
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2005
2005
Intrathecal ‘311-labeled Antitenascin Monoclonal Antibody 81C6 Treatment of Patients with Leptomeningeal Neoplasms or Primary Brain Tumor Resection Cavities with Subarachnoid Communication: Phase I…
We aimed to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of ‘31I-labeled 81C6 in patients with leptomeningeal neoplasms or brain… (More)
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2002
2002
Leptomeningeal Neoplasms.
Leptomeningeal metastases are a late, devastating complication of systemic cancer that typically occurs in conjunction with other… (More)
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