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Leptomeningeal metastases of solid cancer.
Current opinion in neurology - 1 Dec 2016
Le Rhun Emilie, Galanis Evanthia
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To review recent original data on leptomeningeal metastases in patients with solid cancer. RECENT FINDINGS: Lung and breast cancer as well as melanoma remain the most common primaries. Advanced cytological methods and targeted sequencing for candidate tumor-specific mutations may improve the sensitivity of cerebrospinal fluid diagnostics in leptomeningeal metastases. Targeted treatments like...
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