title: Long-term survival of a patient with lung cancer metastasis to the spine following surgical treatment combined with radiation and epithelial growth factor receptor inhibitor therapy: A case report.
abstract: The prognosis of patients with lung cancer metastasis to the spine is poor, and the choice of surgery is questionable based on the aggressiveness of the disease. The present study describes a case of a 56-year-old male with metastatic spinal cord compression. The patient underwent surgery for posterior decompression and internal fixation, in addition to receiving postoperative radiation and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor medication. After 24 months, positron emission tomography-computed tomography scan showed a reduction in the left upper lobe mass in the short axis and inactivation of the neoplasm in the left upper lobe and T9 vertebra. Based on these promising results, it is suggested that orthopedic oncologists consider the combination of radiation and EGFR inhibitor therapy with surgery for the treatment of lung cancer metastasis to the spine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, General Hospital of Ji'nan Military Region, Ji'nan, Shandong 250031, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Songfeng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, General Hospital of Ji'nan Military Region, Ji'nan, Shandong 250031, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xiuchun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, General Hospital of Ji'nan Military Region, Ji'nan, Shandong 250031, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xu
keywords: epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor; lung cancer; radiation; spine metastases; surgical treatment