Outcomes after irradiation of epidural spinal cord compression due to metastatic thyroid cancer

D Rades, S Janssen, L Käsmann, L Bolm… - Anticancer …, 2016 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Aim: Epidural spinal cord compression (ESCC) from thyroid cancer is uncommon. This study
aimed to contribute to the identification of the most appropriate treatment for these patients …

Surgery and survival outcomes of 22 patients with epidural spinal cord compression caused by thyroid tumor spinal metastases

D Zhang, H Yin, Z Wu, X Yang, T Liu, J Xiao - European Spine Journal, 2013 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study was to discuss the clinical presentation, imaging findings,
treatments received, and outcome of therapies for patients with epidural spinal cord …

Metastatic spinal cord compression as initial presentation of occult follicular thyroid carcinoma

FC Hsiao, CL Chen, TY Lin, YJ Hung… - Journal of Medical …, 2008 - airitilibrary.com
Spinal cord compression is a rare complication of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC),
which may present late in the course of the disease. Spinal cord compression as the initial …

Metastatic thyroid carcinoma presenting as distal spinal cord compression

SI Goldstein, D Kaufman… - Annals of Otology …, 1988 - journals.sagepub.com
The prognosis of metastatic thyroid carcinoma is dependent on the age of the patient, the
histologic characteristics of the neoplasm, and the site of metastasis. A more favorable …

Cervical cord compression as initial presentation of papillary thyroid carcinoma: a case report

VPP Selvakumar, A Goel, K Kumar - Indian journal of surgical oncology, 2016 - Springer
Cervical cord compression secondary to extension of a long standing papillary thyroid
carcinoma as well as multiple cases of distal cord compression from occult follicular thyroid …

Spinal cord compression as a primary manifestation of occult thyroid carcinoma

P Vicente, A Rovirosa, O Gallego… - Anales de medicina …, 1992 - europepmc.org
Metastatic disease is the first clinical manifestation of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC)
in less than 5% of cases. Bone metastases as the first sign of DTC are associated with a …

Improvements in target coverage and reduced spinal cord irradiation using intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in patients with carcinoma of the thyroid gland

CM Nutting, DJ Convery, VP Cosgrove… - Radiotherapy and …, 2001 - Elsevier
Background and purpose: External beam radiotherapy for thyroid carcinoma poses a
significant technical challenge as the target volume lies close to or surrounds the spinal …

Long-term follow-up of patients with metastatic epidural spinal cord compression from breast cancer treated with surgery followed by radiotherapy

F Pessina, P Navarria, M Riva, D Franceschini… - World Neurosurgery, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate role of surgery plus radiotherapy (RT) in patients with metastatic
epidural spinal cord compression from breast cancer with a follow-up> 10 years. Methods …

Electron beam intraoperative radiotherapy for metastatic epidural spinal cord compression: a prospective observational study

K Ito, S Sugita, Y Nakajima, T Hozumi… - Clinical & Experimental …, 2021 - Springer
To assess the additional effects of intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) with decompression
surgery and adjuvant external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for metastatic epidural spinal cord …

Metastatic epidural spinal cord compression. Prognostic factors and results following radiation therapy

G Lovey, K Koch, G Gademann - Strahlentherapie und Onkologie, 2001 - elibrary.ru
Background: The metastatic epidural spinal cord compression is an oncologic emergency.
Presently, there is no agreement on a standard diagnostic or therapeutic algorithm. In spite …