Case Study Series: Metastatic Tumor of the Spine

This patient was a 66 year-old women at the time of her initial presentation with Stage IV breast cancer and a new metastatic lesion in the 2nd lumbar vertebrae (L2)...

Case Study Series: Metastatic Tumor of the Spine

This patient was a 66 year-old women at the time of her initial presentation with Stage IV breast cancer and a new metastatic lesion in the 2nd lumbar vertebrae (L2).

She presented with new onset back pain about three months before I met her. She had radiation therapy for the lesion in L2 per the recommendation of her oncologist and another spine surgeon.