Carcinomatous meningitis in non-small cell lung cancer: Palliation with intrathecal treatment

Carcinomatous meningitis or meningeal carcinomatosis is seen in up to 5% of patients of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. However, isolated carcinomatous meningitis without brain parenchymal metastasis is less common. Patients with carcinomatous meningitis have limited treatment options. Howeve...

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Main Authors: D. Santhosh Kumar, Vanita Noronha, Amit Joshi, Hasmukh Jain, Kumar Prabhash
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2014;volume=35;issue=1;spage=75;epage=78;aulast=Kumar
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Amit Joshi
Hasmukh Jain
Kumar Prabhash
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description Carcinomatous meningitis or meningeal carcinomatosis is seen in up to 5% of patients of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. However, isolated carcinomatous meningitis without brain parenchymal metastasis is less common. Patients with carcinomatous meningitis have limited treatment options. However, intrathecal therapy if used optimally along with targeted therapy when indicated result in good palliation with improvement in survival.
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spelling doaj-art-1feba0ea85e147e1b750e535f9ed94382025-08-20T02:25:47ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology0971-58512014-01-01351757810.4103/0971-5851.133726Carcinomatous meningitis in non-small cell lung cancer: Palliation with intrathecal treatmentD. Santhosh KumarVanita NoronhaAmit JoshiHasmukh JainKumar PrabhashCarcinomatous meningitis or meningeal carcinomatosis is seen in up to 5% of patients of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. However, isolated carcinomatous meningitis without brain parenchymal metastasis is less common. Patients with carcinomatous meningitis have limited treatment options. However, intrathecal therapy if used optimally along with targeted therapy when indicated result in good palliation with improvement in survival.http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2014;volume=35;issue=1;spage=75;epage=78;aulast=KumarCarcinomatous meningitisintrathecal chemotherapymeningeal carcinomatosis
spellingShingle D. Santhosh Kumar
Vanita Noronha
Amit Joshi
Hasmukh Jain
Kumar Prabhash
Carcinomatous meningitis in non-small cell lung cancer: Palliation with intrathecal treatment
Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
Carcinomatous meningitis
intrathecal chemotherapy
meningeal carcinomatosis
title Carcinomatous meningitis in non-small cell lung cancer: Palliation with intrathecal treatment
title_full Carcinomatous meningitis in non-small cell lung cancer: Palliation with intrathecal treatment
title_fullStr Carcinomatous meningitis in non-small cell lung cancer: Palliation with intrathecal treatment
title_full_unstemmed Carcinomatous meningitis in non-small cell lung cancer: Palliation with intrathecal treatment
title_short Carcinomatous meningitis in non-small cell lung cancer: Palliation with intrathecal treatment
title_sort carcinomatous meningitis in non small cell lung cancer palliation with intrathecal treatment
topic Carcinomatous meningitis
intrathecal chemotherapy
meningeal carcinomatosis
url http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2014;volume=35;issue=1;spage=75;epage=78;aulast=Kumar
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