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International Journal of Cancer Management
The Official Journal of Cancer Research Center (CRC), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
e-ISSN 2538-497X
p-ISSN 2538-4422
A Report of a Rare Gastric Cancer Case: Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis
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1Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplant Research Center, Emam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
2Solid Tumor Treatment Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Corresponding author: Ali Emadi Torghabe, Solid Tumor Treatment Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran, Tel: +98-5124222125, E-mail: Email: emadita1@mums.ac.ir
Published online:Feb 28, 2015
Article type:Case Report
Received:Jan 06, 2014
Accepted:Jul 01, 2014
How to Cite:Taghizadeh-Kermani A, Emadi Torghabe A, Taraz-Jamshidi S. A Report of a Rare Gastric Cancer Case: Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis. Int J Cancer Manag. 2015;8(1):e80586. doi:
Abstract
Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LMC) from gastrointestinal cancer would be rare. A 56-years old man with complaint of dyspepsia and histopathologic examination of the biopsy specimens has shown: adenocarcinoma. At the end of adjuvant chemo radiation therapy, the patient has affected by headache and mild confusion. In cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology, a plenty of malignant cells have seen and unfortunately after a short time for about 4 days after ICU admission, the patient has died. This could be due to heavy burden of disease in central nervous system.
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