Leptomeningeal disease (also known as LMD, leptomeningeal metastases, or LM) is cancer in your cerebrospinal fluid and in your leptomeninges, the membranes that surround your brain …

Leptomeningeal disease (LMD), or spread of cancer cells into the pia and arachnoid membranes encasing the brain and spinal cord, is associated with high symptom burden and poor survival …

Leptomeningeal disease (LMD), also known as leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, is a condition where cancer spreads to the brain, spinal fluid and leptomeninges, the thin layers of tissue …

Leptomeningeal metastasis—also called leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, leptomeningeal disease, or simply “LMD”—is the spread of cancer to a particular part of the brain called the …

Leptomeningeal Disease (LMD) happens when cancer cells invade the fluid and protective membranes surround the brain and spinal cord. Learn more from UPMC.

Leptomeningeal disease (LMD) is a rare form of central nervous system (CNS) metastasis that occurs when cancerous cells spread to the leptomeninges—the delicate layers of tissue that …

Jun 12, 2025 · Leptomeningeal disease, or LMD, occurs when cancer from somewhere in the body spreads to the cerebrospinal fluid and leptomeninges that surround the brain and spinal …

Jul 14, 2025 · Leptomeningeal disease (LMD; also referred to as leptomeningeal metastases or carcinomatous meningitis) is a rare but frequently devastating complication of advanced …

Leptomeningeal disease occurs when tumor cells gain access to cerebrospinal fluid pathways, learn more about treatment options at Mount Sinai.

Dec 9, 2024 · In this Review, a multidisciplinary group of experts describe the emerging evidence and areas of active investigation in LMD and provide directed recommendations for future …