Treatment of Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis in a Patient with Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death with a median survival of 3–11 months when metastatic. We present a patient with metastatic pancreatic cancer and an exceptional response to initial systemic chemotherapy with FOLFIRINOX (fluorouracil, leucovorin, irinotecan, and...

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Main Authors: William Rainey Johnson, Brett J. Theeler, David Van Echo, Patrick Young, Mary Kwok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2018-05-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/489085