Case Report

Asymptomatic Solitary Pons Metastasis in Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Case Report

  • Şule GÜLEN TAŞ
  • Hakan AK
  • Emel CEYLAN
  • Soner YAYCIOĞLU
  • İbrahim METEOĞLU
  • Orhan ÇILDAĞ

Received Date: 15.10.2008 Accepted Date: 10.02.2009 Meandros Med Dent J 2009;10(2):41-43

Central nervous system metastasis is seen 10-14% in lung cancers at initial diagnosis and usually located at supratentorial localisation. In central nervous system metastases, the most common symptom is headache, whilst focal neurological deficits like hemiparesia, epilepsy, and deterioration in cerebellar functions may also be seen. Lung cancers with brain metastasis is usually located at apex and periferal regions radiographically. In scanning and staging of brain metastases, brain CT and/or MRI is used. Lesions located at brain stem may not be seen by brain CT. Brain MRI with gadolinum is more sensitive than CT to detect small metastatic lesions. In this case report, we present a 47 years old man with small cell lung cancer who had no neurologic symptoms and with rarely seen pons metastasis of brain.

Keywords: Small cell lung cancer, magnetic resonance imaging, pons, metastasis