neoplastic meningitis

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Cancer

(NEE-oh-PLAS-tik MEH-nin-JY-tis) Inflammation of the meninges (three thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord) caused by cancer that has spread there. Also called carcinomatous meningitis.

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