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leptomeningeal metastasis (LEP-toh-meh-NIN-jee-ul meh-TAS-tuh-sis)

 Cancer that has spread from the original (primary) tumor to the two innermost meninges (thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord).

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