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Case Report
Lumbar spine metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of tongue
1 Department of Neurosurgery, Neuroscience Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
2 Department of Clinical Academic Sciences, College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
3 Department of Neurological Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, Doha, Qatar
4 Department of Histopathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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Arshad Ali
MBBS, MPH, Department of Neurosurgery, Neuroscience Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box-3050, Doha,
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Article ID: 101307Z01JI2022
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Iqbal J, Ali A, Al-Bozom I, Alyafei A. Lumbar spine metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of tongue. Int J Case Rep Images 2022;13:101307Z01JI2022.ABSTRACT
Introduction: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of tongue is among the commonest sites for oral cancers. It can cause significant morbidity due to local invasiveness but metastasize to lumbar spine with acute neurological deficits is extremely rare.
Case Report: We present a case of SCC of tongue that initially presented with acute back pain following exercise with no neurological deficits. Neuroradiological imaging showed compression fracture of L2 vertebra with no evidence of malignancy. One month later, he presented again with progressive lower limb weakness and radiological imaging revealed development of spinal metastatic disease with neural compression. Patients underwent an urgent lumbar spine decompression, fusion, and posterior instrumentation. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of metastasis from SCC of tongue and patient showed a good postoperative recovery.
Conclusion: Distant metastasis from SCC of tongue to lumbar spine is rare. A high index suspicion is warranted in patients presenting with spinal manifestations for early diagnosis to ensure a good neurological recovery.
Keywords: Carcinoma, FDG-PET/CT scan, Lumbar, Metastasis, Spine, Squamous cell, Tongue
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Author Contributions
Javeed Iqbal - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Arshad Ali - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Final approval of the version to be published
Issam Al-Bozom - Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Abdulnasser Alyafei - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Guarantor of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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