meningeal
Having to do with the meninges (three thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord).
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29 matchesmeningeal carcinomatosis
One condition carrying at least five names, recognized by trouble that refuses to point to a single spot in the nervous system.
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A serious problem that may occur in leukemia.
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A serious problem that may occur in cancer in which cancer cells spread from the original (primary) tumor to the meninges (thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord).
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A condition marked by headache, fever, and a stiff neck, which is caused when the meninges (three thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord) become irritated.
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The three thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord.
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A type of slow-growing tumor that forms in the meninges (thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord).
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Inflammation of the meninges (three thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord).
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A serious problem that may occur in cancer in which cancer cells spread from the original (primary) tumor to the meninges (thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord).
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An adjective that quietly narrows the field to two of the three coverings, the pair the spinal fluid actually runs between.
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Cancer that stops behaving like a lump and starts behaving like a fluid, settling wherever spinal fluid happens to flow.
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A serious problem that may occur in cancer in which cancer cells spread from the original (primary) tumor to the meninges (thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord).
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A serious problem that may occur in leukemia.
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A serious problem that may occur in leukemia.
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A serious problem that may occur in lymphoma.
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A serious problem that may occur in lymphoma.
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A rare, fast-growing tumor that forms in one of the inner layers of the meninges (thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord).
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A serious problem that may occur in cancer in which cancer cells spread from the original (primary) tumor to the meninges (thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord).
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Carcinomatosis describes carcinoma that has spread extensively through the body or throughout a body cavity, representing an advanced stage of disease.
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A tumor of the central nervous system, including brain stem glioma, craniopharyngioma, medulloblastoma, and meningioma.
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