Upper thoracic disk herniation secondary to vertebral metastases.
Thoracic disk herniations are exceedingly rare, particularly those in the upper thoracic region. The etiology of these protrusions is generally considered to be either traumatic or degenerative in nature. A case of upper thoracic disk herniation secondary to destructive changes caused by breast cancer metastatic to the vertebral body is presented.
Rosenblum
B
B
Phillips
E
E
Klass
S
S
Chisolm
A
A
Rothman
A
A
D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000209:etiology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae