Neoplastic meningitis surgery

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]

Overview

Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with neoplastic meningitis. Surgery is usually reserved for patients who need an intraventricular catheter placement for administration of cytotoxic drugs or placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt in patients with symptomatic hydrocephalus.^[1]

Surgery

Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with neoplastic meningitis.
Indications for surgery include:^[1]

Administration of cytotoxic drugs by placement of an intraventricular catheter and a subgaleal reservoir
Placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) in patients with symptomatic hydrocephalus

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Chamberlain, M. C. (2008). “Neoplastic Meningitis”. The Oncologist. 13 (9): 967–977. doi:10.1634/theoncologist.2008-0138. ISSN 1083-7159.

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[Chamberlain2008-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Chamberlain, M. C. (2008). “Neoplastic Meningitis”. The Oncologist. 13 (9): 967–977. doi:10.1634/theoncologist.2008-0138. ISSN 1083-7159.

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