Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis Associated with Gall Bladder Carcinoma: a Case Report and Review of Literature

J Gastrointest Cancer. 2019 Jun;50(2):315-319. doi: 10.1007/s12029-017-0004-0.

Authors

Talal H Khan¹, Manik Veer¹, Mohammad Bilal², Sheilah Curran-Melendez³, Prashant M Jani⁴, Gregory S Long⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, 320 East North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212, USA.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, 320 East North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212, USA. billa17@hotmail.com.
³ Department of Radiology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
⁴ Department of Hematology and Oncology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

PMID: 28913746
DOI: 10.1007/s12029-017-0004-0

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis
Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
Adenocarcinoma / therapy
Aged
Brain / diagnostic imaging
Brain / pathology
Cerebrospinal Fluid / cytology
Female
Gallbladder Neoplasms / diagnosis
Gallbladder Neoplasms / pathology*
Gallbladder Neoplasms / therapy
Humans
Meningeal Carcinomatosis / diagnosis
Meningeal Carcinomatosis / secondary*
Meningeal Carcinomatosis / therapy
Palliative Care