Rapid and complete radiological resolution of an intradural cervical cord lung cancer metastasis treated with spinal stereotactic radiosurgery: case report

Abstract

<jats:p>Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has emerged as a treatment option for patients with spinal metastatic disease. Although SRS has been shown to be successful in a multitude of extradural metastatic tumors causing cord compression, very few cases of intradural treatment have been reported. The authors present a rare case of an intradural extramedullary metastatic small cell lung cancer lesion to the cervical spine resulting in cord compression in an area that had also been extensively pretreated with conventional external-beam radiation therapy. The patient underwent successful SRS to this metastatic site, with rapid and complete resolution of his lesion.</jats:p>

Imaging findings of an extramedullary epidural metastatic small cell lung cancer tumor: a case report

“…SCLCs have a wide range of metastatic sites, including the lungs, liver, brain, bone, adrenal glands, and lymph nodes [4]. Intraspinal and extramedullary metastatic SCLC tumors are rare [5], Between 2010 and 2023, only eight cases were reported in the literature. Intraspinal metastatic tumors are relatively more likely to occur in older people with high-risk factors for malignant tumors [6], are more common in men than women, and are always observed at the level of the thoracic vertebra [7].…”