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A Report of Two Cases of Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis Arising from Gallbladder Carcinoma

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  1. Department of Medical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, Sector-5, Rohini, Delhi, India

    Dinesh Chandra Doval & Ullas Batra

  2. Department of Research, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, Delhi, India

    Dinesh Chandra Doval, Saud Azam & Rupal Sinha

  3. Department of Laboratory Services, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, Delhi, India

    Anurag Mehta

  4. Department of Radiology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, Delhi, India

    Avinash Rao

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Doval, D.C., Azam, S., Sinha, R. et al. A Report of Two Cases of Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis Arising from Gallbladder Carcinoma. J Gastrointest Canc 46, 417–420 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-015-9719-y

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