Carcinomatous meningitis as a clinical manisfestation of pancreatic carcinoma

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1757-1759

  Ferreira Filho, A F ^a   Cardoso, F ^a   Di Leo, A ^a   Awada, A ^a   Da Silva, V D ^b   Tovar, R B ^b   Schwartsmann, G ^b  

^a JULES BORDET INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carcinomatous meningitis; Pancreatic carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; CYTARABINE; FOLINIC ACID; GEMCITABINE; METHOTREXATE; PAMIDRONIC ACID; PARACETAMOL; THIOTEPA; TOPOTECAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER REGRESSION; CARCINOMATOUS MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FATIGUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; METASTASIS; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREAS BIOPSY; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TUMOR CELL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0035702450     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013532930596     Document Type: Article

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