Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis from breast cancer: an ambiguous entity.
Wala Ben Kridis-RejebIssaad NefziBasma SouissiKheireddine Ben MahfoudhMariem DammakJamel DaoudAfef KhanfirPublished in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2024)
Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis (IMSC) from solid tumors is rare. In this report, we describe the case of a patient treated at our center for breast cancer with intramedullary spinal cord metastases without bone and brain metastases or meningitis. Management of the disease remains challenging even with recent advances in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. Treatment options include surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The prognosis of these patients still very poor.
Keyphrases
- spinal cord
- metastatic breast cancer
- brain metastases
- spinal cord injury
- neuropathic pain
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- small cell lung cancer
- ejection fraction
- locally advanced
- chronic kidney disease
- minimally invasive
- prognostic factors
- radiation therapy
- case report
- squamous cell carcinoma
- combination therapy
- coronary artery disease
- body composition
- patient reported outcomes
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- patient reported
- surgical site infection
- chemotherapy induced