Simultaneous primary cancer occurrence of melanoma and pulmonary adenocarcinoma in leptomeningeal metastases: a case report

Simultaneous primary cancer occurrence of melanoma and pulmonary adenocarcinoma in leptomeningeal metastases: a case report

Abstract Background Leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) is a predominantly late stage, devastating complication of a variety of malignant solid tumors. Diagnosis relies predominantly on neurological, radiographic, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) assessments. Recently, liquid biopsy tests derived from CSF h...

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Main Authors: Ann-Kathrin Stoppek, Sied Kebir, Andreas Junker, Kathy Keyvani, Stefan Zülow, Lazaros Lazaridis, Teresa Schmidt, Daniela Pierscianek, Martin Stuschke, Ulrich Sure, Christoph Kleinschnitz, Björn Scheffler, Lisa Zimmer, Martin Glas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Leptomeningeal metastasis
Adenocarcinoma
Melanoma
Simultaneous
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-6183-2

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