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leptomeninges
(redirected from Leptomeningeal)

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Noun1.leptomeninges - the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers
meninges, meninx - a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord
arachnoid, arachnoid membrane - the middle of the 3 meninges
pia mater - the highly vascular innermost of the 3 meninges


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Facial port-wine stains and associated leptomeningeal angiomas typify the vascular findings.
Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed mild leptomeningeal enhancement.
The company is currently completing the filing of a New Drug Application for its lead product, DepoCyt, an anti-cancer therapeutic for the treatment of neoplastic meningitis (also known as leptomeningeal metastases) arising from sold tumors and is continuing Phase III clinical trials for leukemia and lymphoma indications.
 
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