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Meningeal carcinomatosis in breast cancer presenting as central hypoventilation: A case report with a brief review of the literature
Author(s) -
Marcus Fred S.,
Dandolos Emmanuel M.,
Friedman Michael A.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19810301)47:5<982::aid-cncr2820470528>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - medicine , meningeal carcinomatosis , breast cancer , carcinosis , cancer , radiation therapy , chemotherapy , pathology , surgery , peritoneal carcinomatosis , cerebrospinal fluid , colorectal cancer
Meningeal carcinomatosis can appear with a variety of neurologic signs and symptoms. Alterations in respiratory control have not been reported in this syndrome or in neurologic syndromes associated with systemic cancer. The authors report on a case of documented leptomeningeal carcinoma from breast cancer presenting as apnea; they note its successful treatment with radiation and intrathecal chemotherapy. The authors conclude that respiratory failure can be considered as part of the syndrome of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis. Cancer 47:982–984, 1981.