Vertebral compression fracture during stereotactic body radiotherapy for spinal metastasis: A rare case of tracking failure

Cancer Radiother. 2020 Dec;24(8):866-869. doi: 10.1016/j.canrad.2020.03.016. Epub 2020 Oct 29.

Abstract

Spinal metastasis are a daily challenge in clinical practice. Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) allows delivery of definitive treatment with excellent long-term control rates. Its implementation needs dedicated devices and day-to-day image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT). The XSight™ spine tracking system, integrates with the CyberKnife® (Accuray™), provides a fiducial-free tracking system for spinal SBRT. We report a rare case of tracking failure during treatment due to the occurrence of a vertebral compression fracture (VCF).

Keywords: Cyberknife; Fracture vertébrale; Métastase vertébrale; SBRT; Spinal metastasis; Tracking; Vertebral fracture; « Tracking ».

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Brain Neoplasms / secondary
  • Brain Neoplasms / therapy
  • Dose Fractionation, Radiation
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Fractures, Compression / complications
  • Fractures, Compression / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fractures, Compression / surgery
  • Humans
  • Kyphoplasty
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Male
  • Neck Pain / etiology
  • Radiosurgery / instrumentation*
  • Radiosurgery / methods
  • Radiotherapy, Image-Guided / instrumentation
  • Spinal Cord / radiation effects
  • Spinal Fractures
  • Spinal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Spinal Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Spinal Neoplasms / secondary*