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  • Title: [Case of Long-Term Response to Radiotherapy for Intramedullary Spinal Cord Metastasis from Ovarian Cancer after Surgery].
    Author: Sudo S, Torii A, Tomita N, Takaoka T, Horie R, Takano S, Kita N, Niwa M, Okazaki D, Imai Y, Niwa M, Nakashima Y, Osumi K, Tsuzuki Y, Kuno M, Hiwatashi A.
    Journal: Gan To Kagaku Ryoho; 2023 Nov; 50(11):1219-1221. PubMed ID: 38056879.
    Abstract:
    Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis(ISCM)often causes spinal cord neuropathy and should be treated as an oncologic emergency. However, it recurs in most cases after treatment, ISCM is a disease with a very unfavorable prognosis. Herein, we report a successfully treated case of ISCM with emergent and high-dose radiotherapy. A 53-year-old woman had difficulty walking without assistance 2 years after surgery for ovarian cancer. She received emergent radiotherapy at a total dose of 50 Gy in 25 fractions. Her neurological symptoms dramatically improved over 3 weeks after radiotherapy. ISCM has been controlled using the imaging tests at 5 years after radiotherapy. We believe that both emergent and high-dose radiotherapy were effective for ISCM.
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