What is Leptomeningeal Metastases from Breast Cancer?
Leptomeningeal metastases consist of tumor cells growing either attached to the tissue covering the brain and spinal cord or floating in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). If you have leptomeningeal metastasis in the brain from breast cancer, it will most likely say so on your records. it is sometimes also called “Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LC)”
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