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ArticleCureus2022

A Rare Case of Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis Secondary to Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma.

Salina Munankami, Manish Shrestha, Sijan Basnet, Swarup Sharma Rijal

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 52% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Salina MunankamiGeneral Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu, NPL.
Manish ShresthaInternal Medicine, Tower Health Medical Group, Reading, USA.
Sijan BasnetInternal Medicine, Tower Health Medical Group, Reading, USA.
Swarup Sharma RijalInternal Medicine, Tower Health Medical Group, Wyomissing, USA.
Reading Hospital · USKathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital · NPWyoming State Department of Health · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis is a rare complication of metastatic systemic malignancy, with lung cancer being the most common cause. We present a case of a 75-year-old man with a past medical history of right non-small cell lung carcinoma and ischemic stroke who presented with a persistent headache and swallowing difficulties. On evaluation, the patient was initially diagnosed with a subacute infarct of the right posterior frontal lobe following magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The patient's headache and dysphagia worsened, increasing the possibility of brain metastasis. The patient underwent cerebrospinal fluid analysis including cytology and multiple MRI studies with no obvious explanation for the symptoms. The patient eventually developed multiple cranial nerve palsies, and a diagnosis of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis was made with neuroradiology consultation for the MRI.

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brain metastasiscerebrospinal fluid (csf)intrathecal chemotherapyleptomeningeal carcinomatosisnon-small cell lung carcinoma

Identifiers

PMID35774640
PMCPMC9237378
OpenAlexW4281767205

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