Vertebral Fractures Due to Metastatic Tumors: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Susan Mohamadi, Morteza Abouzaripour, Nastaran Hesam Shariati, Fardin Fathi, Mohammad Sadegh Gholami Farashah, Mohammad Bakhtiar Hesam Shariati
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2021-01-01
• Series: Acta Medica Iranica
• Subjects: Metastasis; Lung cancer; Vertebra; Thoracic
• Online Access: https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/8415

Metastasis is responsible for most cancer-related morbidity and mortality. In principle, metastasis is the spread of cancer from the primary site to distant tissues. Pathological consistency may be compromised during metastasis. We report the case of a 55-year-old man with MRI images of the dorsal spine showing the effects of a fifth dorsal collapse. He was referred to our hospital because of back pain, imbalance, inability to walk, and weakness of the lower limb. The histological features of bone tumors were corresponding with cell carcinoma, and bone damage was considered metastatic from a site in the lung. His general situation gently diminished, and He died during radiotherapy.