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Leptomeningeal tumor spread or immune checkpoint inhibitor-related encephalitis/(poli-)neuritis? An unsolved dilemma in a patient on pembrolizumab for a history of brain metastases from lung adenocarcinoma

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  1. Radiation Oncology Unit, REM Radioterapia Srl, 95029, Viagrande, Italy

    Gianluca Ferini & Valentina Zagardo

  2. Radiology Unit, Giovanni Paolo II Hospital, 97100, Ragusa, Italy

    Andrea Boncoraglio

  3. Medical Oncology, University Hospital Policlinico San Marco, 95123, Catania, Italy

    Marco Maria Aiello

  4. Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Imaging Sciences, University of Messina, 98122, Messina, Italy

    Antonio Pontoriero

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Ferini, G., Zagardo, V., Boncoraglio, A. et al. Leptomeningeal tumor spread or immune checkpoint inhibitor-related encephalitis/(poli-)neuritis? An unsolved dilemma in a patient on pembrolizumab for a history of brain metastases from lung adenocarcinoma. Acta Neurol Belg (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-023-02462-0

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