Neoplastic meningitis: a rare presentation of bronchial adenocarcinoma

Emke Marechal; Patrick Cras; Paul M. Parizel; David Creytens; Sofie Verbeke; Gregory Helsen

Neoplastic meningitis: a rare presentation of bronchial adenocarcinoma

Emke Marechal, Patrick Cras, Paul M. Parizel, David Creytens, Sofie Verbeke, Gregory Helsen

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Abstract

Following chronic daily headache, neoplastic meningitis was diagnosed in a non-smoking 44-year-old man. A bronchial adenocarcinoma was found to be the primary tumor. He was treated with erlotinib. Meningitis as the first manifestation of a malignancy is very rare.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	337-339
Number of pages	3
Journal	Acta Neurologica Belgica
Volume	111
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - Dec 2011
Externally published	Yes

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Neoplastic meningitis: a rare presentation of bronchial adenocarcinoma

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