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Neoplastic meningitis

MedGen UID:
352817
Concept ID:
C1704231
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: carcinomatous meningitis; leptomeningeal carcinoma; leptomeningeal carcinomatosis; Leptomeningeal Metastases; Leptomeningeal Metastasis; leptomeningeal metastasis; Lymphomatous meningitis; meningeal carcinomatosis; Meningeal Metastasis; meningeal metastasis; Metastasis to the Leptomeninges; Metastatic cancer to leptomeninges; Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Leptomeninges; metastatic malignant neoplasm in the leptomeninges; Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Meninges; Metastatic malignant neoplasm of leptomeninges; Metastatic malignant neoplasm to leptomeninges; Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Leptomeninges; Metastatic Neoplasm to the Leptomeninges; Metastatic Neoplasm to the Meninges; Metastatic Tumor to the Leptomeninges; neoplastic meningitis; Secondary malignant neoplasm of leptomeninges
SNOMED CT: Lymphomatous meningitis (426128009); Neoplastic meningitis (230156002); Secondary malignant neoplasm of leptomeninges (1155991005); Metastatic malignant neoplasm of leptomeninges (1155991005); Metastatic cancer to leptomeninges (1155991005); Metastatic malignant neoplasm to leptomeninges (1155991005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0700219

Definition

A malignant neoplasm that has spread from its original site of growth to the leptomeninges. [from NCI]

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