Publications by authors named "P Kormanik"
Epidural spinal cord compression (ESCC) is a common metastatic complication occurring in 5% of patients with cancer. We sought to determine retrospectively the frequency of multiple sites of ESCC at presentation and the risk of recurrence of ESCC. Of the cancer patients seen by the University of California San Diego's Neuro-Oncology Service between August 1986 and January 1997, 108 developed ESCC that was documented both clinically and by MRI of the spine.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLeptomeningeal metastases (LMs) are common metastatic complications, occurring in at least 5% of patients with disseminated cancer. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology remains the standard for diagnosis and assessment of treatment response, but may be inadequate. Our objective was to compare ventricular and lumbar CSF cytology in patients who had cytologically proven LM and were receiving intra-CSF chemotherapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To evaluate combined radio-chemotherapy in patients with AIDS-related lymphomatous meningitis (LM) or primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL).
Patients And Methods: Eighteen men and 2 women with AIDS had cytologically documented LM. Fifteen patients had systemic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with LM and 5 patients had PCNSL with CSF dissemination.
Background: A prospective Phase II study of Taxol in young adult patients with recurrent anaplastic astrocytomas.
Methods: Twenty-four patients (15 men; 9 women) ages 19-45 years (median 31.5), with recurrent anaplastic astrocytomas were treated.
Background: A prospective phase 2 study of daily oral tamoxifen citrate in young adults with recurrent anaplastic astrocytomas.
Methods: Twenty-four patients (15 men; 9 women) aged 19 to 45 years (median age, 31.5 years) with recurrent anaplastic astrocytomas were treated.