## Abstract Small cell carcinoma of the lung is extremely sensitive to chemotherapy and radiation therapy. We describe the case of a patient who had a complete response to such treatment but relapsed with meningeal carcinomatosis. We propose that prophylactic therapy to the spinal cord as well as t
Meningeal carcinomatosis from transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder
โ Scribed by Charis Eng; David Cunningham; Bradley J. Quade; Lee Schwamm; Philip W. Kantoff; Arthur T. Skarin
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 528 KB
- Volume
- 72
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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