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Diffuse spinal leptomeningeal metastases from prostatic cancer. A case report
H Matsui1, N Terahata, M Kanamori
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
International Orthopaedics
|January 1, 1995
Summary
This report details a rare case of spinal leptomeningeal carcinomatosis from prostate cancer. It covers the patient
Area of Science:
- Neuro-oncology
- Urologic oncology
- Spinal oncology
Background:
- Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LC) is a rare complication of cancer.
- Prostate cancer rarely metastasizes to the leptomeninges.
- Spinal LC presents unique diagnostic and management challenges.