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Intradural extramedullary spinal cord metastases in lung cancer are rarely reported, but are a disastrous event because of severe clinical symptoms and poor prognosis. Herein, we report a case of… Click to show full abstract
Intradural extramedullary spinal cord metastases in lung cancer are rarely reported, but are a disastrous event because of severe clinical symptoms and poor prognosis. Herein, we report a case of a lung cancer patient with ALK rearrangement who experienced brain, leptomeningeal, and intradural extramedullary spinal cord metastases after developing resistance to crizotinib. After ceritinib therapy, his clinical symptoms improved and magnetic resonance imaging revealed that the intradural extramedullary lesions had reduced.
Journal Title: Thoracic Cancer
Year Published: 2018
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