Cytologically negative carcinomatous meningitis: Usefulness of CSF biochemical markers

Neurology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1173-1175

  Chamberlain, Marc C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; METHOTREXATE; TEPA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BREAST CANCER; CARCINOMATOUS MENINGITIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MELANOMA; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031925105     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.50.4.1173     Document Type: Article

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