Severe kyphosis with spinal cord compression after resection of a superior sulcus tumor

Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Sep;94(3):1003-6. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.01.056. Epub 2012 May 10.

Abstract

Vertebral involvement is no longer a contraindication for resection of superior sulcus tumors. We describe a patient who developed a kyphoscoliosis with spinal cord compression after resection of a superior sulcus tumor that invaded the vertebral column. Risk factors for spinal instability and indications for stabilization are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / secondary*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Kyphosis / diagnosis
  • Kyphosis / etiology*
  • Kyphosis / surgery
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Osteotomy / adverse effects
  • Osteotomy / methods
  • Pneumonectomy / adverse effects
  • Pneumonectomy / methods
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery
  • Reoperation / methods
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Spinal Cord Compression / diagnosis
  • Spinal Cord Compression / etiology*
  • Spinal Cord Compression / surgery
  • Spinal Fusion / methods
  • Spinal Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Spinal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / pathology
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Treatment Outcome