We report the case of a 28-year-old woman presenting behavior disorders of subacute onset. She was referred in our institution for a suspicion of limbic encephalitis. F-FDG PET/CT did not show any mesiotemporal abnormality but depicted a decreased uptake of bilateral parietal and occipital lobes. This atypical pattern was compatible with an anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis that was later confirmed.
ROS-1–positive non–small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) are rare (approximately 1% of all NSCLCs) and require a first-line treatment by crizotinib. Crizotinib resistance is frequent within the first 12 months of treatment. Lorlatinib is a novel tyrosine kinase inhibitor of ROS-1 recently indicated for metastatic or locally advanced crizotinib-resistant NSCLC. We report the use of lorlatinib as second-line with a complete tumoral response after only 3 months of treatment. This case shows the major role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in treatment evaluation and monitoring targeted therapy in metastatic NSCLC.
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