Abstract Purpose of Review Recurrent meningitis is a rare clinical scenario that can be self-
limiting or life threatening depending on the underlying etiology. This review describes the …

Background Patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive (HER2-
positive) cancers have a high incidence of central nervous system (CNS) spread, but …

The incidence of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in breast cancer patients (LC-BC) is
increasing. Despite significantly affecting patient quality of life (QoL) and overall survival …

Background Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LC) is a severe complication of metastatic
tumor spread to the central nervous system. Prognosis is dismal with a median overall …

Introduction: The purpose of this article is to report our institution's 10-year experience on
palliative radiotherapy for the treatment of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LC), assessing …

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia and other aggressive lymphoid malignancies like Burkitt
leukemia/lymphoma have high incidence of central nervous system (CNS) involvement …

Leptomeningeal metastasis is a fatal complication of breast cancer which results when
cancer cells seed in the meninges. Currently there is no cure, limiting survival to less than …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Contrast-enhanced 3D fast spin-echo T1 black-blood
imaging selectively suppresses the signal of blood flow and could provide a higher contrast …

Purpose Leptomeningeal disease (LMD) is a rare but deadly complication of cancer in
which the disease spreads to the cerebrospinal fluid and seeds the meninges of the central …

Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LC) is a metastatic complication of breast cancer that
imparts a very poor prognosis and distressing neurologic symptoms in affected patients …