Squamous cell carcinomatous meningitis
A case of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis due to a poorly differentiated malignancy is presented. Immunohistochemistry was used to characterize it as a squamous cell carcinoma. Squamous cell carcinomas rarely invade the meninges. There are few well-founded guidelines for managing patients with this co...
Main Authors: | Syed M. Karim, Victor E. Nava, Edina Paal, Steven H. Krasnow, MacArthur Drake Jr. |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2011-12-01
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Series: | Oncology Reviews |
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Online Access: | http://www.oncologyreviews.org/index.php/or/article/view/91 |
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