Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LC) is defined as infiltration of the leptomeninges by
metastatic carcinoma, a relatively uncommon but devastating complication of many …

The aim of the study was to define biological subtypes of breast cancer that have the
propensity to metastasize to the leptomeninges and to assess factors influencing survival …

Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most common tumors to involve the leptomeninges. We
aimed to characterize clinical features and outcomes of patients with LMD based on BC …

Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (MC) represents an uncommon, but devasting
manifestation of metastatic breast cancer. This is the first systematic review/pooled analysis …

Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis represents a rare manifestation of metastatic breast cancer
(MBC). We herewith report on a patient suffering from HER2 overexpressing MBC who …

Background There is limited data on the impact of specific patient characteristics, tumor
subtypes or treatment interventions on survival in breast cancer LM. Methods A systematic …

The infiltration of the leptomeninges by malignant cells is not an uncommon complication of
cancer and is called carcinomatous meningitis or leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LC) …

Background Elevated vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was associated with poor
prognosis in leptomeningeal carcinomatosis and anti-angiogenic therapy was found to …

Leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) usually occurs late during the course of breast cancer. The
aim of this study was to characterize the clinical features and outcomes of LM based on …

Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis occurs in approximately 5% of patients with cancer. This
disorder is being diagnosed with increasing frequency as patients live longer and as neuro …