Leukoencephalopathy after cisplatin therapy

Clin Neuropathol. 1989 Nov-Dec;8(6):263-5.

Abstract

Cisplatin is a neurotoxic chemotherapeutic agent known to cause sensory peripheral neuropathy or ototoxicity. We report a patient with an oropharynx carcinoma who developed a multifocal, necrotizing leukoencephalopathy after cisplatin treatment. This indicates that cisplatin can induce, similar to other chemotherapeutic agents, demyelinating, necrotizing lesions in the white matter of the cerebrum.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / drug therapy
  • Cisplatin / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Frontal Lobe / pathology
  • Humans
  • Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / chemically induced*
  • Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Necrosis
  • Occipital Lobe / pathology
  • Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Parietal Lobe / pathology

Substances

  • Cisplatin