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Evaluating the Cerebrospinal Fluid ctDNA detection by Next-Generation Sequencing in the diagnosis of Meningeal Carcinomatosis
2019-10-14
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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background Meningeal carcinomatosis (MC) is the most severe form of brain metastasis and causes significant morbidity and mortality. Currently, the diagnosis of MC is routinely confirmed on the basis of clinical signs and symptoms, positive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology, and/or neuroimaging (contrast-enhanced brain MRI and/or CT) features. However, negative rate of CSF cytology an...
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- f3822710-3a60-5a75-a188-a4c4d58e65dd
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- 10.21203/rs.2.9575/v2
