Seizures and Radionecrosis From Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Presenting As Increased Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake on Positron Emission Tomography
Year: 2011
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A 61-year-old right-handed musician presented with a generalized tonic-clonic seizure.Two years previously, he had a similar episode.His medical history was significant for mild asthma and 45 pack-years of smoking.Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain showed a contrast-enhancing mass in the right parietal lobe (Fig 1A) with surrounding edema on fluid attenuation inversion recovery (FLAIR) imaging (Fig 1B).Computed tomography of the thorax revealed a 2.1-cm right-upper lobe suprahilar mass, which biopsy demonstrated was poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma.Resection of the right parietal mass proved to be metastasis of the non-small-cell lung cancer.He then underwent 18-Gy stereotactic radiosurgery in one fraction to the right parietal operative bed.Systemically, he also received four cycles of platinum-based chemotherapy followed by consolidative thoracic radiotherapy.One year after Fig 2.
Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2109084838