2019
DOI: 10.15562/bmj.v8i3.1640
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Clinical and plain x-ray findings of spinal metastases: a retrospective study of pathologically-confirmed cases

Abstract: Background: Malignancy of breast, prostate, and lung contribute to metastatic bone disease, and the metastases are mostly located in the spine. Spinal metastases may involve the spinal cord, leptomeninges, epidural space and also the bone itself. Therefore, proper imaging is needed in early detection and diagnosis of spinal metastasis. This study aimed to perform the clinical and plain x-ray findings in patients with spinal metastasis.   Method: A retrospective study was conducted on 28 spine pathological fr… Show more

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“…All three patients reported having a secondary bone tumour in the spine that metastasized from thyroid cancer in the first case and breast cancer in the second and third cases. The common primary malignancy of breast, prostate, and lung cancer is one of the causes of spinal metastases that may involve the spinal cord, epidural space, and the bone itself 9 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…All three patients reported having a secondary bone tumour in the spine that metastasized from thyroid cancer in the first case and breast cancer in the second and third cases. The common primary malignancy of breast, prostate, and lung cancer is one of the causes of spinal metastases that may involve the spinal cord, epidural space, and the bone itself 9 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%