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Leptomeningeal sarcoma

MedGen UID:
235139
•Concept ID:
C1384416
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Leptomeningeal Sarcoma; leptomeningeal sarcoma; leptomeninges sarcoma; leptomeninx sarcoma; Sarcoma of Leptomeninges; sarcoma of leptomeninges; sarcoma of leptomeninx; Sarcoma of the Leptomeninges; sarcoma of the leptomeninges; sarcoma, leptomeningeal, malignant; sarcoma, meningeal
SNOMED CT: Leptomeningeal sarcoma (78303004)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004330

Definition

A sarcoma arising from the leptomeninges. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLeptomeningeal sarcoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Excessive Treatment Failures in Patients With Parameningeal Rhabdomyosarcoma With Reduced-dose Cyclophosphamide and Delayed Radiotherapy.
Lucas JT Jr, Pappo AS, Wu J, Indelicato DJ, Krasin MJ
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2018 Jul;40(5):387-390. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001188. PMID: 29683960Free PMC Article
The surgical treatment of metastatic spine tumors within the intramedullary compartment.
Strickland BA, McCutcheon IE, Chakrabarti I, Rhines LD, Weinberg JS
J Neurosurg Spine 2018 Jan;28(1):79-87. Epub 2017 Nov 10 doi: 10.3171/2017.5.SPINE161161. PMID: 29125427
Brain metastases in patients diagnosed with a solid primary cancer during childhood: experience from a single referral cancer center.
Suki D, Khoury Abdulla R, Ding M, Khatua S, Sawaya R
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2014 Oct;14(4):372-85. Epub 2014 Aug 15 doi: 10.3171/2014.7.PEDS13318. PMID: 25127097

Recent clinical studies

Prognosis

Primary diffuse leptomeningeal sarcoma with rhabdomyoblastic differentiation. A case report and immunohistochemical study.
de Oliveira MJ, Ramos AM, Sales Ade O, Rolim ML, de Sousa CI, Morais Dda C
J Neurol Sci 2004 Jun 15;221(1-2):79-82. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2003.12.015. PMID: 15178217

Clinical prediction guides

Primary diffuse leptomeningeal sarcoma with rhabdomyoblastic differentiation. A case report and immunohistochemical study.
de Oliveira MJ, Ramos AM, Sales Ade O, Rolim ML, de Sousa CI, Morais Dda C
J Neurol Sci 2004 Jun 15;221(1-2):79-82. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2003.12.015. PMID: 15178217

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