Carcinomatosis Meningea por invasión dural de Metástasis Craneal
- Juan Ignacio Ramos-Clemente Romero 1
- Eduardo Duran Ferreras 1
- Miguel Ángel Pérez Ramos 1
- Juan Manuel Domínguez Herrera 1
- 1 Servicio de Medicina Interna, Unidad de Neurología, Hospital Infanta Elena, Huelva (España)
ISSN: 2386-8201
Year of publication: 2010
Volume: 3
Issue: 3
Pages: 237-239
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista Clínica de Medicina de Familia
Abstract
Carcinomatis meningitis is a rare entity, which may be part of the natural history of many neoplasic. It usually present with nonspecific symptoms such as headache, changes in behavior or motor and sensory disturbances. We present the case of a patient with meningeal carcinomatosis from lung adenocarcinoma and its clinical evolution.
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