IP International Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicological Sciences
Official Publication of Khyati Education And Research Foundation
Official Publication of Khyati Education And Research Foundation
Print ISSN: 2581-9844
Online ISSN: 2456-9615
CODEN : IIJFA2
IP International Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicological Sciences (IJFMTS) open access, peer-reviewed quarterly journal publishing since 2016 and is published under the Khyati Education and Research Foundation (KERF), is registered as a non-profit society (under the society registration act, 1860), Government of India with the vision of various accredited vocational courses in healthcare, education, paramedical, yoga, publication, teaching and research activity, with the aim of faster and better dissemination of knowledge, we will be more...Case Report
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Volume : 2, Issue : 2, Year : 2017
Article Page : 35-36
https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijfmts.2017.010
Abstract
Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis known as neoplastic meningitis & cancer of meninges is the invasion of leptomeninges which includes the pia mater and arachnoid membrane. It is one of the rare complications of cancer and usually terminal. They are associated with breast cancer, melanoma, lung cancer, leukemia, lymphoma. Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in seen only 5% of lung cancer patients. If left untreated median survival is 4-6weeks and if treated median survival is 3-4 months. Intrathecal therapy if used optimally along with targeted therapy when indicated result in good palliation with improvement in survival. In this report we present a case of 58 year male who is a chronic smoker who is diagnosed as having adenocarcinoma lung with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis which is a rare presentation.
Keywords: Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, Neoplastic meningitis, Lung cancer
How to cite : Vijayakarthikeyan M, Gopalakrishnan S, Umadevi R, Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in a patient with lung cancer: A case report. IP Int J Forensic Med Toxicol Sci 2017;2(2):35-36
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