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==Overview==
==Overview==


==Historical Perspective==
==Causes==
*Primary [[brain tumor|intracerebral malignancies]] that may cause [[metastases]] to the [[subarachnoid space]] include:<ref name=causes1>Pathology of leptomeningeal metastases. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and A.Prof Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/leptomeningeal-metastases. Accessed on January 19, 2016</ref>
:*[[Glioblastoma multiforme]]
:*[[Anaplastic astrocytoma]]
:*[[Medulloblastoma]]
:*Supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors
:*[[Ependymoma]]
:*[[Germinoma]]
:*[[choroid plexus papilloma and carcinoma|Choroid plexus carcinoma]]
*Vast majority of leptomeningeal metastases originates from a widespread metastatic disease (hematogenic spread). Common primary sites include:
:*[[Breast cancer]] (most common)
:*[[Lung cancer]]
:*[[Melanoma]]
:*[[Lymphoma]] and [[leukemia]]


==References==
==References==

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  • Vast majority of leptomeningeal metastases originates from a widespread metastatic disease (hematogenic spread). Common primary sites include:

References

  1. Pathology of leptomeningeal metastases. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and A.Prof Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/leptomeningeal-metastases. Accessed on January 19, 2016


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