Lymphomatous infiltrates within leptomeninges and spinal roots in adult patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphomas after intrathecal methotrexate administration

Folia Neuropathologica

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 114-118

  Nowacki, Przemyslław ^a   Zyluk, Beata ^a  

^a University School of Medicine   (Poland)

Author keywords

Intrathecal prophylaxis; Leplomeniges; Lymphomatous infiltrates; Methotrexate; Spinal roots

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER INVASION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LEUKEMIC INFILTRATION; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0029692840     PISSN: 00283894     EISSN: 1509572X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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