Neoplastic meningitis medical therapy

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]

Overview

The mainstay of therapy for neoplastic meningitis is intrathecal chemotherapy.[1]

Medical Therapy

The various treatment options for neoplastic meningitis include:[1]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Treatment of neoplastic meningitis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Intrathecal
chemotherapy
 
 
Radiotherapy
 
 
Surgery
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Intrathecal Chemotherapy

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chamberlain, M. C. (2008). "Neoplastic Meningitis". The Oncologist. 13 (9): 967–977. doi:10.1634/theoncologist.2008-0138. ISSN 1083-7159.


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