Irreversible Intrathecal Chemotherapy-induced Myelopathy in a Patient with Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma

Intrathecal chemotherapy is often administered for prophylaxis and treatment of central nervous system involvement in hematological malignancies. However, it may rarely cause neurotoxicity as a side effect. We herein report a 74-year-old woman with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma including a spinal lesion. She received systemic and intrathecal chemotherapy. After five doses of intrathecal chemotherapy, she developed intrathecal chemotherapy-induced myelopathy. Intrathecal treatment was discontinued, and she was administered vitamin B12 and folic acid, along with steroid pulses. However, her symptoms did not improve. Intrathecal chemotherapy-induced myelopathy is rare, but may be irreversible; therefore, clinicians should be aware of this potential complication.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:63

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Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 63(2024), 4 vom: 15. Feb., Seite 547-551

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hirakawa, Yuri [VerfasserIn]
Kitao, Akihito [VerfasserIn]
Watanabe, Marika [VerfasserIn]
Matsumoto, Sakuya [VerfasserIn]
Komaki, Ryohei [VerfasserIn]
Sakai, Rina [VerfasserIn]
Morimoto, Kohei [VerfasserIn]
Yakushijin, Kimikazu [VerfasserIn]
Minami, Hironobu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antineoplastic Agents
Case Reports
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Intrathecal chemotherapy
Journal Article
Methotrexate
Myelopathy
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Date Completed 16.02.2024

Date Revised 16.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2169/internalmedicine.2031-23

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NLM358817447