Leptomeningeal metastasis as a presenting manifestation of adenocarcinoma of the lung: a case report

Leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) also known as meningeal carcinomatosis is a rare but grave complication seen in the terminal stage of a known primary cancer. We report an uncommon case of LM in a 62-year-old male patient, presenting with neurologic signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressur...

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Main Authors: Mazyar Hashemilar, Behrooz Shokouhi, Abolhassan Shakeri Bavil, Elyar Sadeghi-Hokmabadi, Nasrin Forghani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Press 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Research in Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://jrcm.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/jrcm-8-31.pdf