Tuberc Respir Dis.  2002 Jun;52(6):627-632.

A Case of Intramedullary Spinal Cord Metastasis From Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

• Park SW
• Wi HS
• Kim HS
• Cho JH
• Lee HL
• Loh JK
• Ryu JS

Abstract

Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis (ISCM) has rarely been reported in patients wit carcinomas. In about half the ISCM reported the primary origins are lung cancer, with small cell lung cancer responsible for almost all reported cases. Thus, ISCM from small cell lung cancer is relatively well documented, but ISCM from nonsmall cell lung cancer is rarely diagnosed prior to the patients' demise, so very little data about such patients is available. Spine MRI is the most sensitive technique for diagnosing ISCM. ISCM are now being encountered with increasing frequency due to the increasing survival rates of lung cancer patients, and the development of new imaging technique. We reported a case of an ISCM from non-small cell lung cancer with a brief review of the literature.

Keyword

Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis; Non-small cell lung cancer

MeSH Terms

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung*
Humans
Lung Neoplasms
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neoplasm Metastasis*
Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Spinal Cord*
Spine
Survival Rate