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==Epidemiology and Demographics==
==Epidemiology and Demographics==
===Prevalence===
===Prevalence===
*Neoplastic meningitis occurs in approximately 3-5% of patients with cancer.<ref name="GleissnerChamberlain2006">{{cite journal|last1=Gleissner|first1=Beate|last2=Chamberlain|first2=Marc Charles|title=Neoplastic meningitis|journal=The Lancet Neurology|volume=5|issue=5|year=2006|pages=443–452|issn=14744422|doi=10.1016/S1474-4422(06)70443-4}}</ref>
*Neoplastic meningitis occurs in approximately 3-5% of patients with cancer.<ref name="GleissnerChamberlain2006">{{cite journal|last1=Gleissner|first1=Beate|last2=Chamberlain|first2=Marc Charles|title=Neoplastic meningitis|journal=The Lancet Neurology|volume=5|issue=5|year=2006|pages=443–452|issn=14744422|doi=10.1016/S1474-4422(06)70443-4}}</ref><ref name=epidemiologynm2>Hayat, M. A. Brain metastases from primary tumors : epidemiology, biology, and therapy. London: Elsevier/Academic Press, 2014. Print.</ref>


==References==
==References==

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  • Neoplastic meningitis occurs in approximately 3-5% of patients with cancer.[1][2]

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  1. Gleissner, Beate; Chamberlain, Marc Charles (2006). "Neoplastic meningitis". The Lancet Neurology. 5 (5): 443–452. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(06)70443-4. ISSN 1474-4422.
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