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CASE 6: Lung cancer with spinal metastasis
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- 58-year-old male patient
- While undergoing treatment for lung cancer, he presented to us with complaints of progressive back pain, weakness and numbness in his legs, and difficulty walking.
- The patient underwent emergency surgery due to thoracic vertebral lung metastasis causing bone damage and spinal cord compression.
- The tumor causing spinal cord compression was completely removed (separation surgery), and stabilization was performed by instrumenting the upper and lower vertebrae with screws.
- The patient, whose pain had subsided and nerve damage had been repaired, was discharged walking without any problems. • Approximately two weeks after surgery, following wound healing, the patient was referred to radiation oncology for radiotherapy.
BEFORE THE OPERATION: MRI shows a large tumor mass, predominantly on the left and posterior T2 spine, with significant spinal cord compression. PET-CT shows intensely increased activity.
POST-OPERATIVE: The screwing process appears perfectly fine on the X-ray.
