title: [A case of intramedullary spinal cord metastasis due to small cell lung cancer].
abstract: A 69-year-old woman was diagnosed with limited stage, small cell lung cancer in February 2001. Systemic chemotherapy and radiotherapy were performed resulting in complete remission of the disease. In October 2001, she complained of pain and numbness of her left arm. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the neck showed an intramedullary enhanced mass at the C4-5 level. Specimen obtained by tumor biopsy showed pathological diagnosis of metastasis from small cell lung cancer. Neurological symptoms improved after radiochemotherapy. Intramedullary metastasis of lung cancer is very rare, and early diagnosis and multidisciplinary treatment may improve quality of life.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tenri Hospital.
authors.forename: Tetsuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Eisaku
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakuramoto
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Minakuchi
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Ko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maniwa
authors.forename: Kunihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Terada
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Tomoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yuba
authors.forename: Yoichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobashi
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Noma
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taguchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy