Neoplastic meningitis historical perspective
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]
Overview
Neoplastic meningitis was first reported in the 1870’s.[1]
Historical Perspective
- The first case of neoplastic meningitis was described by Eberth in the 1870s. Afterwhich, information regarding the historical development of the disease have been poorly documented.
- The metastatic site was first identified in the same decade in a patient with lung cancer [2]
References
- ↑ Neoplastic meningitis. Wikipedia 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoplastic_meningitis. Accessed on January 19, 2016
- ↑ “How to Recognize and Treat Neoplastic Meningitis”.
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