Non-small cell lung carcinoma presenting as carcinomatous meningitis | Zendy

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Non-small cell lung carcinoma presenting as carcinomatous meningitis

Author(s) -

Ramakant Dixit,

AR Paramez,

Neeraj Gupta,

Rakesh Gupta,

Manoj Kumar Arya

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

lung india

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457

H-Index - 25

eISSN - 0974-598X

pISSN - 0970-2113

DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.68324

Subject(s) - medicine , leptomeninges , malignancy , infiltration (hvac) , pathology , meningeal carcinomatosis , lung cancer , meningitis , bronchogenic carcinoma , carcinoma , lung , presentation (obstetrics) , radiology , cerebrospinal fluid , surgery , central nervous system , physics , thermodynamics

Meningeal carcinomatosis is a diffuse infiltration of leptomeninges and sub arachnoid space by malignant cells metastasizing from systemic cancer. Primary bronchogenic carcinoma presenting as carcinomatous meningitis is a very rare occurrence in clinical practice, often occurring during the treatment course of the underlying malignancy. We present this rare presentation in a young non-smoker male.

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