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How rare is leptomeningeal disease in people that have not been treated for cancer yeti heard its for longer term cancer patients who have already been treated is that correct?

Q: how rare is leptomeningeal disease in people that have not been treated for cancer yeti heard its for longer term cancer patients who have already been treated is that correct?

: Your question is not clear. There is a wide variability in the way tumors behave. Leptomeningeal spread of tumor may be the first manifestation of malignancy in a small number of patients. Overall the it is an infrequent occurrence. For more info: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22737-leptomeningeal-disease

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Your question is not clear. There is a wide variability in the way tumors behave. Leptomeningeal spread of tumor may be the first manifestation of malignancy in a small number of patients. Overall the it is an infrequent occurrence. For more info: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22737-leptomeningeal-disease

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How rare is leptomeningeal disease in people that have not been treated for cancer yeti heard its for longer term cancer patients who have already been treated is that correct?

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