Clinical diagnosis,treatment and prognosis stuty of 22 cases of meningeal metastasis
- VernacularTitle:脑膜转移瘤22例的临床诊治及预后
- Author:
Huijie WANG
;
Xiangru ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
meningeal metastasis;
diagnosis;
therapies;
prognosis
- From:China Oncology
1998;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Purpose:To study the clinical features of meningeal metastasis (MM) and investigate its diagnosis and treatments and prognosis. Methods:The clinical materials of 22 patients with MM were retrospectively analyzed. Results:Of all the 22 patients,MM was diagnosed by CT/MRI scan in 20 patients and by cytological analysis of CSF in 6 patients,the patients received therapies including systemic chemotherapy,intrathecal chemotherapy and radiotherapy,and also 1 patient without therapy.Median survival was 3 months (range 1 week-15 months). Conclusions:MM,with a poor prognosis,is one of the most serious complication of cancer. At present,all the therapies are palliative.
