Bone metastases with nerve root compression as a late complication in patient with epithelial pleural mesothelioma

Susana Cedrés; Lorena Fariñas; Neda Stejpanovic; Pablo Martinez; Alex Martinez; Esther Zamora; Maria Angeles Montero; Enriqueta Felip

doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2012.07.08

Bone metastases with nerve root compression as a late complication in patient with epithelial pleural mesothelioma

J Thorac Dis. 2013 Apr;5(2):E35-7. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2012.07.08.

Authors

Susana Cedrés¹, Lorena Fariñas, Neda Stejpanovic, Pablo Martinez, Alex Martinez, Esther Zamora, Maria Angeles Montero, Enriqueta Felip

Affiliation

¹ Medical Oncology Service, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain ; Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 23585954
PMCID: PMC3621936
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2012.07.08

Abstract

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive tumor with dismal prognoses and poor response to treatments. The most frequent symptoms are due to local invasion. Distant metastases are not uncommon and usually appear at late stage of the disease. However, metastases in bone have rarely been well documented. Here we report the case of a MPM patient with nerve root compression due to bone metastases 18 months after the first diagnoses of MPM.

Keywords: Malignant pleural mesothelioma; bone metastases; prognosis.

Publication types

Case Reports