Open AccessNon-small cell lung carcinoma presenting as carcinomatous meningitis
Author(s) -
AR Paramez,
Ramakant Dixit,
Neeraj Gupta,
Rakesh Gupta,
Manoj Kumar Arya
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.68324
Subject(s) - medicine , leptomeninges , malignancy , infiltration (hvac) , pathology , meningeal carcinomatosis , lung cancer , meningitis , bronchogenic carcinoma , carcinoma , lung , presentation (obstetrics) , radiology , cerebrospinal fluid , surgery , central nervous system , physics , thermodynamics
Meningeal carcinomatosis is a diffuse infiltration of leptomeninges and sub arachnoid space by malignant cells metastasizing from systemic cancer. Primary bronchogenic carcinoma presenting as carcinomatous meningitis is a very rare occurrence in clinical practice, often occurring during the treatment course of the underlying malignancy. We present this rare presentation in a young non-smoker male.