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A patient with a spinal form of diffuse metastatic leptomeningeal carcinoma from prostatic cancer is reported. The clinical manifestations and diagnosis are discussed, and the literature reviewed.
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Un cas de forme spinale d'arachnoïdite diffuse métastatique à partir d'un cancer de la prostate est présenté. Les différentes manifestations cliniques sont discutées à partir d'une revue de la littérature.
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Matsui, H., Terahata, N. & Kanamori, M. Diffuse spinal leptomeningeal metastases from prostatic cancer. International Orthopaedics 19, 315–318 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00181118
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