Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis treated with prophylactic laminoplasty prior to radiation to the spinal cord: a case report.

ABSTRACT: A cervical laminoplasty is a surgical procedure used to treat moderate-to-severe cervical stenosis resulting in cervical myelopathy. It is performed to widen the spinal canal and reduce compression on the spinal cord and surrounding nerves. Though often performed electively on patients presenting with varying degrees of neurologic dysfunction including weakness and imbalance, it may also be used prophylactically when spinal cord inflammation or edema is anticipated. Radiotherapy in the spinal cord is known to produce radiation-induced damage leading to radiation myelopathy. We present the case of a 62-year-old male diagnosed with both cervical stenosis and an intramedullary cervical spinal cord metastatic tumor. This patient presented with significant symptoms including limited mobility, n

SUBMITTER: Lazarus D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10772656 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature