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Herein, we report the case of an 85-year-old man with carcinomatous meningitis due to lung large cell carcinoma. He showed disturbance of consciousness, abnormal behavior, incomprehensible speech, and apathy, which suggested brain dysfunction. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed high intensities on the whole cerebellum on a diffusion-weighted image and bilateral T2 FLAIR hyperintensities in the temporal polar white matter. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis and cytology showed elevated total protein levels, pleocytosis, and atypical cells with nuclear enlargement, hyperchromasia, and irregular shape. Autopsy revealed lung large cell carcinoma and its brain metastasis. Tumor cells were disseminated to the central nervous system along the subarachnoid space. Furthermore, plenty of carcinoma cells and peritumoral enlarged perivascular space were observed in the temporal poles. To our knowledge, this is the first report of bilateral T2 FLAIR hyperintensities in the temporal polar white matter caused by carcinomatous meningitis with pathological confirmation. 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