Description
A review of state-of-the-art therapies currently used with leptomeningeal cancer patients, including information on symptom management, new clinical trials, epidemiology, as well as research in animal models for experimental treatments. Anatomy and Physiology of Leptomeninges and Ventricular system.- Leptomeningeal Neoplasia.- Leptomeningeal Metastases from Leukemias and Lymphomas.- Leptomeningeal Metastases from Solid Tumors.- Leptomeningeal Cancer in the Pediatric Patient.- Leptomeningeal Seeding from Primary CNS Tumors.- Neurosurgical Considerations in Leptomeningeal Cancer.- Current Treatment of Leptomeningeal Cancer.- Animal Models of Leptomeningeal Cancer.- Radiation Therapy for Leptomeningeal Cancer.- Improving the Outcome of Patients with Leptomeningeal Cancer.
