Characteristic magnetic resonance imaging of leptomeningeal metastases of lung adenocarcinoma: Fluid‐attenuated inversion recovery and diffusion‐weighted imaging hyperintensity on brainstem surfaces

• Published in: Neurology and clinical neuroscience Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 55 - 57
• Main Authors: Edagawa, Shunji, Ito, Norie, Nakamura, Yosuke, Toyoshima, Takanobu, Ohkubo, Yukiko, Chiba, Susumu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma; Biopsy; Brain stem; Carcinoembryonic antigen; carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA); Case reports; Cerebrospinal fluid; cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Cytology; Hearing loss; leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LC); lung adenocarcinoma (LAC); Lung cancer; Magnetic resonance imaging; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Malignancy; Meninges; Metastases; Neuroimaging; Tinnitus

Cytology of cerebrospinal fluid is the gold standard for diagnosing leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, despite its low sensitivity. Herein, we report a case of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in a patient with relapsed lung adenocarcinoma who presented with tinnitus and hearing loss for 3 months. Magnetic...