- Leptomeningeal Disease: What It Is, Symptoms Prognosis
Leptomeningeal disease happens when a growing cancer spreads from its original site in your body to your cerebrospinal fluid and leptomeninges This represents an advanced and aggressive pattern of cancer and is a significant event
- Leptomeningeal cancer - Wikipedia
Leptomeningeal cancer is a rare complication of cancer in which the disease spreads from the original tumor site to the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord [1]
- Leptomeningeal Metastases: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and More
Leptomeningeal metastases are often a late complication of cancer Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, and prognosis
- New hope for leptomeningeal disease care - MD Anderson Cancer Center
When cancer spreads to the cerebrospinal fluid surround the brain and spinal cord and or the lining of the brain and spinal cord, it causes an aggressive disease called leptomeningeal disease, or LMD
- Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis is cancer involving the pia mater and arachnoid mater Studies have shown that both solid tumors, including brain tumors and hematological cancers, can metastasize to involve the leptomeninges
- Leptomeningeal Disease: Current Approaches and Future Directions
Leptomeningeal disease (LMD), or spread of cancer cells into the pia and arachnoid membranes encasing the brain and spinal cord, is associated with high symptom burden and poor survival at 2 to 5 months
- Leptomeningeal disease: current diagnostic and therapeutic strategies
Leptomeningeal disease (LMD) is a late-stage complication of systemic cancers caused by multifocal metastases to the leptomeninges, which consist of the pia mater, arachnoid, and subarachnoid space
- Leptomeningeal Cancer Symptoms, Treatment and Prognosis
Learn about leptomeningeal cancer symptoms, treatment options and prognosis Get a detailed understanding of this condition and available care options
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