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Leptomeningeal Metastasis from Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma: Case Report and Literature Review

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This work was supported in part by grants from NIH 3P30CA023100-25S8 to S. Kesari.

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Mahta, A., Kim, R.Y., Fanta, P.T. et al. Leptomeningeal Metastasis from Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma: Case Report and Literature Review. J Gastrointest Canc 43 (Suppl 1), 108–110 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-011-9312-y

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