Asymptomatic cauda equina metastasis in a patient with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Detection by (18)F-FDG PET/CT

The central nervous system metastasis from nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an extremely rare occurrence, although direct intracranial invasion is not infrequent in patients with NPC. Herein we report a case of a 62-year-old male with NPC, in whom the asymptomatic cauda equina metastasis was detect...

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Autores principales: Karunanithi, Sellam, Jain, Sachin, Sharma, Punit, Bal, Chandrasekhar, Kumar, Rakesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4157196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25210288
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-3919.136581
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Sumario:The central nervous system metastasis from nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an extremely rare occurrence, although direct intracranial invasion is not infrequent in patients with NPC. Herein we report a case of a 62-year-old male with NPC, in whom the asymptomatic cauda equina metastasis was detected on staging (18)F-Fluordeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (F-FDG PET/CT). By demonstrating distant metastasis to cauda equina, (18)F-FDG PET/CT detection helped in change of management in this patient.

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