Treatment of Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis in a Patient With Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma

A 49-year-old woman with cholangiocarcinoma metastatic to the lungs presented with new-onset unrelenting headaches. A lumbar puncture revealed malignant cells consistent with leptomeningeal metastasis from her cholangiocarcinoma. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain revealed leptomeningeal...

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Main Authors: Jacobs, Ramon E.A., McNeill, Katharine, Volpicelli, Frank M., Warltier, Karin, Iturrate, Eduardo, Okamura, Charles, Adler, Nicole, Smith, Joshua, Sigmund, Alana, Mednick, Aron, Wertheimer, Benjamin, Hochman, Katherine
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American College of Gastroenterology 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4435345/