Primary presentation of glioblastoma multiforme with leptomeningeal metastasis in the absence of previous craniotomy: A case report

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 640-641

  Pohar, Surjeet ^a   Taylor, William ^b   Chandan, Vishal S ^a   Shah, Hemangini ^a   Sagerman, Robert H ^a  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b United Health Services Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Extracranial metastasis; Glioblastoma multiforme; Leptomeningeal metastasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON PERFORATION; CRANIOTOMY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MENINGEAL METASTASIS; MYCOSIS; PNEUMONIA; SIGMOID; SYMPTOM;

CEREBRAL VENTRICLE NEOPLASMS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 10044287155     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.coc.0000147409.01470.90     Document Type: Article

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