Delayed radiation myelopathy: Differential diagnosis with positron emission tomography/computed tomography examination.

Abstract

Myelopathy is a rare but serious complication of radiation therapy (RT). Radiation myelopathy is white matter damage to the spinal cord developed after a certain period of application of ionizing radiation. Factors such as radiation dose and time between applications affect the occurrence as well as the severity of myelopathy. In those patients, positron emission tomography/computed tomography examination has a very important role both in the diagnosis and in the differential diagnosis of lesions. In this case report, the case of progressive paraparesis, developed in a 52-year-old female patient operated with pulmonary mucinous cystadenocarcinoma diagnosis and who received chemotherapy and RT following surgery, has been reported.

• Authors: Tufan Kadir, Feyzi Birol Sarica, Kardes Ozgur, Melih Cekinmez, Altinors Mehmet Nur
• Journal: Asian journal of neurosurgery (Asian J Neurosurg) Vol. 7 Issue 4 Pg. 206-9 (Oct 2012) ISSN: 1793-5482 [Print] India
• PMID: 23559989 (Publication Type: Case Reports)