Carcinomatous meningitis in cancer of the uterine cervix

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-90

  Rentinck, M E M ^a   Schrijver, H M ^a   Kneppers, E ^a   Zijlmans, J C M ^a   van Groeningen, C J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carcinomatous meningitis; Cervical cancer; Intrathecal chemotherapy; Methotrexate

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; GADOLINIUM; METHOTREXATE; MORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOMATOUS MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTOPHOBIA; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 4444288459     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:NEON.0000040836.20884.fc     Document Type: Article

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