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intrathecal chemotherapy

Known as: chemotherapy intrathecal 
Treatment in which anticancer drugs are injected into the fluid-filled space between the thin layers of tissue that cover the brain and spinal cord.
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2019
2019
Systemic and prophylactic intrathecal chemotherapy for primary adrenal lymphoma
Abstract Primary adrenal lymphoma (PAL) is a rare entity of lymphoma with dismal prognosis using systemic chemotherapy. More… 
2012
2012
Experts consider how to tackle overtreatment in US healthcare
The first randomised study of coronary artery bypass surgery was not carried out until 16 years after the procedure was first… 
1990
1990
Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in adults with Burkitt's lymphoma or acute lymphoblastic leukemia in first complete remission.
The prognosis of adults with Burkitt's lymphoma is very poor and depends on initial CNS and/or bone marrow involvement. We report… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Central Nervous System Leukemia in Children with Acute Nonlymphoblastic Leukemia
: Factors contributing to the development of central nervous system (CNS) leukemia, and the impact of leukemic involvement of… 
1985
1985
[Case report of meningeal carcinomatosis of gastric cancer successfully treated with intrathecal and systemic chemotherapy].
A 36-year-old housewife in the U.S.A. was diagnosed as having gastric cancer with meningeal carcinomatosis and admitted to our… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Attentional deficits in long-term survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Simple alerted auditory reaction time (SRT) behavior with various foreperiods was investigated in a group of long-term survivors… 
1984
1984
Massive intrathecal overdose: "check the label twice!".
First developed for the treatment of childhood leukemia, intrathecal chemotherapy has been used with increasing frequency to… 
1984
1984
[Pharmacokinetics of intrathecal chemotherapy and clinical problems].
The Central Nervous System has often been classified as a "drug sanctuary" as most anticancer drugs do not achieve effective… 
Review
1975
Review
1975
Spinal fluid cytology during chemotherapy of leukemia of the central nervous system in children.
During a two-year period 170 children were treated for leukemia. Forty-seven per cent had clinical and cytologic evidence of… 
Highly Cited
1947
Highly Cited
1947
DISEASE
Background: Little is known about patients who frequently visit the emergency department (ED) for acute exacerbation of chronic…