Early detection of leptomeningeal metastasis by PCR examination of tumor-derived K-ras DNA in cerebrospinal fluid

MeSH terms

• Adenocarcinoma / genetics*
• Adenocarcinoma / secondary
• Biomarkers, Tumor / cerebrospinal fluid*
• DNA, Neoplasm / cerebrospinal fluid
• DNA, Neoplasm / genetics*
• Genes, ras*
• Humans
• Lung Neoplasms / pathology
• Meningeal Neoplasms / genetics*
• Meningeal Neoplasms / secondary
• Mutation
• Polymerase Chain Reaction