title: Metastatic lesion of the cervical spine secondary to an extraocular sebaceous carcinoma.
abstract: A case of cervical spine metastasis from an extraocular sebaceous carcinoma of the scalp is presented. Anterior decompression and fusion were performed and resulted in complete relief of symptoms. Postoperatively the primary tumor behaved in a very aggressive manner, with visceral metastases leading to the death of the patient in a few weeks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Antuña
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Méndez
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cincunegui
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: López-Fanjul
mesh_terms: D018266:Adenocarcinoma, Sebaceous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery