Open AccessMetastatic meningeal carcinomatosis from lung cancer: Report of a rare case
Author(s) -
Liu Hui,
Liu Li,
Zhang Xiaochen,
Jin Song
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
thoracic cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1759-7714
pISSN - 1759-7706
DOI - 10.1111/1759-7714.13243
Subject(s) - medicine , meningeal carcinomatosis , infiltration (hvac) , lung cancer , pathology , lung , carcinosis , cancer , peritoneal carcinomatosis , cerebrospinal fluid , colorectal cancer , physics , thermodynamics
Meningeal carcinomatosis (MC) refers to the diffuse or multifocal spread or infiltration of malignant tumors in the pia mater. It is a special distribution type of metastatic tumors in the central nervous system and one of the important reasons of death caused by metastatic malignant tumors. Here, we report a rare case of metastatic meningeal carcinomatosis from the lung cancer.