Carcinomatous meningitis in non-small cell lung cancer: Palliation with intrathecal treatment

Carcinomatous meningitis or meningeal carcinomatosis is seen in up to 5% of patients of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. However, isolated carcinomatous meningitis without brain parenchymal metastasis is less common. Patients with carcinomatous meningitis have limited treatment options. Howeve...

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Main Authors: Kumar, D. Santhosh, Noronha, Vanita, Joshi, Amit, Jain, Hasmukh, Prabhash, Kumar
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4080668/