Epidemiology of brain metastases and leptomeningeal disease

N Lamba, PY Wen, AA Aizer - Neuro-oncology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Brain metastases affect a significant percentage of patients with advanced extracranial
malignancies. Yet, the incidence of brain metastases remains poorly described, largely due …

Radiotherapy in leptomeningeal disease: a systematic review of randomized and non-randomized trials

SM Buszek, C Chung - Frontiers in oncology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: Leptomeningeal disease (LMD), also known as neoplastic meningitis,
leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, or carcinomatous meningitis, is a rare cancer complication …

Opportunities and alternatives of modern radiation oncology and surgery for the management of resectable brain metastases

CD Diehl, FA Giordano, AL Grosu, S Ille, KH Kahl… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Brain metastases are of increasing concern in the management of cancer
patients. New systemic treatment options like specific targeting agents or immune …

Risk factors for leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in patients with brain metastases who have previously undergone stereotactic radiosurgery

AJ Huang, KE Huang, BR Page… - Journal of neuro …, 2014 - Springer
Our objective was to explore the hypothesis that the risk of leptomeningeal dissemination
(LMD) in patients who underwent stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for brain metastases is …

Determinants of prolonged survival for breast cancer patient groups with leptomeningeal metastasis (LM)

A Niwińska, K Pogoda, W Michalski, M Kunkiel… - Journal of neuro …, 2018 - Springer
The study aimed to assess factors affecting survival of breast cancer patients suffering
leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) and to compare survivals in patients with LM as the first and …

Leptomeningeal disease following stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases from breast cancer

DM Trifiletti, KD Romano, Z Xu, KA Reardon… - Journal of neuro …, 2015 - Springer
Leptomeningeal disease (LMD) is a highly aggressive and usually rapidly fatal condition.
The purpose of this study is to identify clinical factors that can serve to predict for LMD at the …

An overview of the therapeutic strategies for neoplastic meningitis due to breast cancer: when and why?

M Bardhan, D Dey, V Suresh, B Javed… - Expert Review of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Neoplastic meningitis (NM), also known as leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, is
characterized by the infiltration of tumor cells into the meninges, and poses a significant …

Neoplastic meningitis due to lung, breast, and melanoma metastases

E Le Rhun, S Taillibert, MC Chamberlain - Cancer Control, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Neoplastic meningitis, a central nervous system (CNS) complication of cancer
metastatic to the meninges and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), is relevant to oncologists due to …

[HTML][HTML] Durable response of leptomeningeal metastasis of breast cancer to salvage intrathecal etoposide after methotrexate: a case report and literature review

MJ Park - The American Journal of Case Reports, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: Unusual setting of medical care Background: Leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) is
recently on the rise as one of important clinical issues in the management of metastatic …

Characteristics and outcomes of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients with leptomeningeal metastases

X Meng, J Yu, Q Fan, L Li, W Li, Z Song, X Liu… - International journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background Leptomeningeal metastasis is an uncommon but devastating complication. The
incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma has been increasing in recent decades, due to the …