Gastric linitis adenocarcinoma and carcinomatous meningitis: An infrequent but aggressive association - Report of four cases

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 869-871

  Delaunoit, T ^a   Boige, V ^a   Belloc, J ^a   Elias, D ^a   Lasser, P ^a   Duvillard, P ^a   Ducreux, M ^a  

^a INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

Author keywords

Carcinomatous meningitis; Cerebrospinal fluid; Gastric adenocarcinoma; Metothrexate; Signet ring cells

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; EPIRUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; HYDROCORTISONE; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CARCINOMATOUS MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CELL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LINITIS PLASTICA; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METASTASIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SIGNET CELL; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; STOMACH WALL; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0034951872     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011190826501     Document Type: Article

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