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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| author | D. Santhosh Kumar Vanita Noronha 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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