Gefitinib and high-dose fractionated radiotherapy for carcinomatous encephalitis from non-small cell lung carcinoma
Carcinomatous encephalitis is a rapidly fatal form of metastasis caused by miliary spread of systemic cancer into the brain parenchyma. The diagnostic criteria and optimal treatment for this disease are not well defined. We report a patient with rapid neurologic deterioration from carcinomatous ence...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2007
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2721320/ |