Extraordinary linear non-enhancing brainstem leptomeningeal metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma: A case report.

Zhibin Tan Shawn Zhi Zheng LinYihan LiSi Wei Kheok

Published in: Clinical case reports (2024)

In patients with lung adenocarcinoma, angiogenesis-altering drugs can alter the appearance of leptomeningeal metastasis on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. In the ventral brainstem, this can manifest as a unique, linear, non-enhancing T2-hyperintense signal.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
computed tomography
cerebrospinal fluid
endothelial cells
spinal cord
vascular endothelial growth factor
brain metastases
magnetic resonance
small cell lung cancer
prefrontal cortex
wound healing