Clinical question: Patient with spinal metastases, neck pain. Signs and symptoms: Neck pain Nonenhanced CT of the cervical spine:Previously described on prior MRI of the cervical spine with the study the lesion to the vertebral body of C5 is not identified on this study. There is subtle low attenuation of C7 vertebral body consistent with patient's known metastatic lesion. There is no evidence of fracture of this vertebrae and the alignment of vertebral column is unremarkable.Nonenhanced CT of thoracic spine:The alignment the vertebral column is within normal limits. Examination identifies previously detected metastatic lesion to T1 with mild compression deformity and minimal bulge of vertebrae into the spinal canal. There is no involvement of the pedicle of T1. The alignment remains intact. Mild compression deformity of vertebral body of T5 along its superior aspect and the internal lytic changes. There is no definitive involvement of the pedicles of T5. No definitive evidence of any additional lytic changes of vertebral column is detected.No definitive metastatic lesion to the facets of the pedicles of vertebral column.Nonenhanced CT of the lumber spine:The alignment of vertebral column is unremarkable. No definitive for the study kidneys to the lumber spine is detected.No evidence of central spinal stenosis or neural foramina compromise.There is very subtle low-attenuation involving S2 vertebral body however been no distinct destruction of the cortex or any perispinal soft tissue abnormality. Possibility of metastatic disease cannot be entirely ruled out.
1.Multiple metastatic disease to the thoracic spine and a suspected metastatic lesion to as to as detailed.2.There is mild compression fracture of T1 and T5 and mid no involvement of the pedicles of T1 or T5.The alignment of the vertebral column throughout the spine remains normal.