Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis secondary to gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma: A case report and review of the literature

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 807-811

  Abdo, Ayman A ^a   Coderre, Sylvain ^b   Bridges, Ronald J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Esophageal cancer; Gastroenterology junction cancer; Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CISPLATIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYTARABINE; DECADRON PHOSPHATE INJECTION; DEXAMETHASONE; METHOTREXATE; STEROID; THIOTEPA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CARCINOMA CELL; CARCINOMATOUS MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSCIOUSNESS; DEATH; DYSPHAGIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOMA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SOLID TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036869357     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2002/659125     Document Type: Article

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