Definition of "leptomeningeal" []

• Of or pertaining to the leptomeninges (adjective)

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• "A case of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in a patient with known brain and lung metastases from renal cell cancer without previous systemic therapy is presented."
• "CAA is characterized by the deposition of ß-amyloid protein in the tunica media and adventitia of the leptomeningeal and cortical arteries, arterioles, and capillaries (Fig. 2) [13,14]."
• "Patients have CNS symptoms as well as cerebral vasculitis by angiography and leptomeningeal biopsy."