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A case of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in advanced gastric adenocarcinoma with controlled peritoneal dissemination

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Abstract

A 48-year-old man with unresectable gastric cancer and widespread peritoneal dissemination received concentrated ascites reinfusion therapy, followed by systemic chemotherapy. However, leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LMC) was diagnosed 1 year later. Spinal drainage and ventriculoperitoneal shunting improved the patient’s neurological functions for approximately 2 weeks. The patient died 2 months after LMC diagnosis, but these treatments temporarily improved the quality of life during end-of-life care.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Hiroshima City Asa Citizens Hospital, 2-1-1 Kabe-minami, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, 7310293, Japan

    Mikihiro Kano, Jun Hihara & Naoki Hirabayashi

  2. Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

    Taijiro Sueda

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Kano, M., Hihara, J., Hirabayashi, N. et al. A case of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in advanced gastric adenocarcinoma with controlled peritoneal dissemination. Int Canc Conf J 8, 149–152 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13691-019-00373-7

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