Factors Linked to Prognosis in Patients with Leptomeningeal Metastasis Diagnosed by Spinal Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Factors Linked to Prognosis in Patients with Leptomeningeal Metastasis Diagnosed by Spinal Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Introduction: Leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) is known to demonstrate a very poor prognosis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic factors in LM cases diagnosed by spinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 19 patients with LM detected by spinal M...

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Main Authors: Hiroto Kamoda, Hideyuki Kinoshita, Tsukasa Yonemoto, Toshihiko Iuchi, Toshinori Tsukanishi, Yoko Hagiwara, Seiji Ohtori, Masashi Yamazaki, Takeshi Ishii
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research 2020-01-01
Series:Spine Surgery and Related Research
Subjects:
leptomeningeal metastasis
spinal mri
intrathecal chemotherapy
cervical cord lesion
paralysis
performance status
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ssrr/4/1/4_2019-0064/_pdf/-char/en

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