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Neoplastic meningitis historical perspective

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Neoplastic meningitis was first reported in the 1870’s.[1]

Historical Perspective

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

References

  1. ↑ Neoplastic meningitis. Wikipedia 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoplastic_meningitis. Accessed on January 19, 2016
  2. ↑ “How to Recognize and Treat Neoplastic Meningitis”.


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