• Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.22-24
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• 2005

We report a case of thoracolumbar radiculopathy presented with first symptom of leptomeningeal metastasis. A 65-year old man with non-Hodgkins lymphoma with complete remission was referred for further investigation of dull pain and numbness of right lower quadrant of abdomen. Electromyogram revealed right thoracolumbar radiculopathy. After two weeks, he complained severe continuous bilateral frontal dull headache. An examination of the cerebrospinal fluid revealed malignant lymphoid cells. We would like to emphasize that radiculopathy sometimes presents with first symptom of leptomeningeal metastasis.