meningeal carcinoma

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• meningeal carcinoma — carcinomatous infiltration of the meninges, particularly the pia and arachnoid; it may be primary or secondary, especially metastatic from small cell lung carcinoma or breast cancer. Called also leptomeningeal c. and leptomeningeal or meningeal… …   Medical dictionary

• Meningeal carcinomatosis — Classification and external resources eMedicine neuro/188 Meningeal carcinomatosis is a condition in which a solid tumor diffusely spreads to the leptomeninges. Lung tumors, breast tumors, and malignant melanoma comprise the majority of sol …   Wikipedia

• carcinoma — Any of various types of malignant neoplasm derived from epithelial cells, chiefly glandular (adenocarcinoma) or squamous (squamous cell c.); the most commonly occurring kind of cancer. [G. karkinoma, fr. karkinos, cancer, + oma, tumor] Like other …   Medical dictionary

• meningeal carcinomatosis — see under carcinoma …   Medical dictionary

• leptomeningeal carcinoma — meningeal c …   Medical dictionary

• leptomeningeal carcinomatosis — meningeal carcinoma …   Medical dictionary

• carcinomatosis — A condition resulting from widespread dissemination of carcinoma in multiple sites in various organs or tissues of the body; sometimes also used in relation to involvement of a relatively large region of the body. leptomeningeal c. SYN: meningeal …   Medical dictionary

• meningitis carcinomatosa — carcinomatous meningitis a misnomer for meningeal carcinoma, a condition that is not inflammatory …   Medical dictionary

• List of oncology-related terms — This is a list of terms related to oncology. The original source for this list was the U.S. National Cancer Institute s public domain Dictionary of Cancer Terms . NOTOC 1 * 10 propargyl 10 deazaaminopterin * 12 O tetradecanoylphorbol 13 acetate * …   Wikipedia

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• nervous system disease — Introduction       any of the diseases or disorders that affect the functioning of the human nervous system (nervous system, human). Everything that humans sense, consider, and effect and all the unlearned reflexes of the body depend on the… …   Universalium