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Prognostic factors and clinical outcome of patients with lung adenocarcinoma with carcinomatous meningitis.
Anticancer research - 1 May 2012
Nakamura Yukiko, Takahashi Toshiaki, Tsuya Asuka, Naito Tateaki, Kenmotsu Hirotsugu, Ono Akira, Shukuya Takehito, Murakami Haruyasu, Harada Hideaki, Watanabe Reiko, Endo Masahiro, Mitsuya Koichi, Nakajima Takashi, Yamamoto Nobuyuki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In recent years, the incidence of carcinomatous meningitis (CM) in lung adenocarcinoma has been rising. However, it remains unclear which treatment strategies improve the outcome of these patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed data for 67 lung adenocarcinoma patients diagnosed with CM between September 2002 and March 2011 in order to identify factors which would improve prognosis....
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