Tongue cancer with PET findings of possible degenerative disk of thoracolumbar spine. Thoracic Spine: There is focal protuberance of the right ligamentum flavum at T3-4 and T10-11 with mild narrowing of the spinal canal, but no spinal cord compression. The rest of the thoracic spinal canal is widely patent. The vertebral column alignment is within normal limits. The vertebral body and disc space heights are preserved. The vertebral bone marrow signal is unremarkable. The spinal cord displays normal signal and morphology. The paravertebral soft tissues are unremarkable.Lumbar Spine: There are disc protrusions at L2 through S1 with at most mild spinal canal and neural foraminal stenoses at these levels. The vertebral column alignment is within normal limits. The vertebral body and disc space heights are preserved. The vertebral bone marrow signal is unremarkable, aside from degenerative signal alterations. The cauda equina is unremarkable and the lower spinal cord displays normal signal and morphology. The paravertebral soft tissues are unremarkable.Miscellaneous: There is partially imaged left cervical lymphadenopathy depicted on the localizer images.
1. No evidence of metastases involving the thoracic or lumbar spine.2. Mild multilevel degenerative spondylosis involving the thoracic and lumbar spine, without evidence of spinal cord and cauda equina compromise.3. Partially imaged left cervical lymphadenopathy related to metastatic tongue cancer. Please refer to the separate neck MRI report for additional details.