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Palliative cerebrospinal fluid shunting for leptomeningeal metastasis-related hydrocephalus in patients with lung adenocarcinoma: A single-center retrospective study.

Koichi MitsuyaYoko NakasuNakamasa HayashiShoichi DeguchiToshiaki TakahashiHaruyasu MurakamiTateaki NaitoHirotsugu KenmotsuAkira OnoKazushige WakudaHideyuki Harada
Published in: PloS one (2019)
CSF shunting may be a safe and effective strategy in patients with LM-H from lung adenocarcinoma. A prospective study is needed to establish the effectiveness and safety of palliative CSF shunt for LM-H.
Keyphrases
  • cerebrospinal fluid
  • palliative care
  • advanced cancer
  • pulmonary hypertension