Abstract
We report two patients with leptomeningeal metastases from squamous cell cancer of the skin. In one patient cauda equina metastases appeared 6 years after initial presentation; the tumor from radical neck dissection demonstrated perineural invasion suggesting a possible route for subarachnoid dissemination. The other patient presented 2 years after initial diagnosis with confusion and cranial nerve seven and twelve palsies. Both patients died from complications of leptomeningeal metastases.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 295-298 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Neuro-Oncology |
Volume | 63 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2003 |
Keywords
- Leptomeningeal metastases
- Neurological complications
- Perineural invasion
- Squamous cell cancer
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology
- Cancer Research