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Clinical diagnosis,treatment and prognosis stuty of 22 cases of meningeal metastasis / 中国癌症杂志
China Oncology ; (12)1998.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-540086
ABSTRACT

Purpose:

To study the clinical features of meningeal metastasis (MM) and investigate its diagnosis and treatments and prognosis.

Methods:

The clinical materials of 22 patients with MM were retrospectively analyzed.

Results:

Of all the 22 patients,MM was diagnosed by CT/MRI scan in 20 patients and by cytological analysis of CSF in 6 patients,the patients received therapies including systemic chemotherapy,intrathecal chemotherapy and radiotherapy,and also 1 patient without therapy.Median survival was 3 months (range 1 week-15 months).

Conclusions:

MM,with a poor prognosis,is one of the most serious complication of cancer. At present,all the therapies are palliative.

Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Language: Chinese Journal: China Oncology Year: 1998 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Language: Chinese Journal: China Oncology Year: 1998 Type: Article