"Meningeal Carcinomatosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Primary or secondary neoplasm in the ARACHNOID or SUBARACHNOID SPACE. It appears as a diffuse fibrotic thickening of the MENINGES associated with variable degrees of inflammation.
| Descriptor ID |
D055756
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.588.614.250.580.150 C10.551.240.500.150
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| Concept/Terms |
Meningeal Carcinomatosis- Meningeal Carcinomatosis
- Carcinomatoses, Meningeal
- Carcinomatosis, Meningeal
- Meningeal Carcinomatoses
- Carcinomatous Meningitis
- Carcinomatous Meningitides
- Meningitides, Carcinomatous
- Meningitis, Carcinomatous
- Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis
- Carcinomatoses, Leptomeningeal
- Carcinomatosis, Leptomeningeal
- Leptomeningeal Carcinomatoses
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meningeal Carcinomatosis" by people in Profiles.
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Pearls & Oy-sters: Primary Pineal Melanoma With Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis. Neurology. 2021 08 03; 97(5):248-250.
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Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis Associated with Gall Bladder Carcinoma: a Case Report and Review of Literature. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2019 Jun; 50(2):315-319.
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Letter to the editor regarding the manuscript "Lactate dehydrogenase as a prognostic marker in neoplastic meningitis". J Clin Neurosci. 2018 12; 58:234.
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A case of unusually long survival after leptomeningeal carcinomatosis diagnosis. J Neurooncol. 2018 Mar; 137(1):215-218.
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Revisiting the "Tram-Track" sign. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2017 11; 65(11):1217-1218.
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MET Copy Number Gain Is Associated with Gefitinib Resistance in Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis of EGFR-mutant Lung Cancer. Mol Cancer Ther. 2017 03; 16(3):506-515.
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An unexpected response to second line EGFR inhibitor in relapsing leptomeningeal carcinomatosis from lung adenocarcinoma raises questions on differential mechanisms of action of these agents. Bull Cancer. 2017 04; 104(4):385-387.