Anatomy of te Spine - Spinal metastasis Flashcards by Anna-Leigh Bibby | Brainscape

Q

How likely is it to have a spinal metastasis?

A

The third most common site for metastatic cancer

70% go in the thoracic spine

can be an emergency

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What is this ?

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On the right the arrows point to the spinal metastasis

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What is this ?

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Bony mets pressing onto spinal cord

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What is MSCC

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Metastatic spinal cord compression

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Q

Is a spinal cord compression above L1 an upper or lower motor neuron disease ?

A

Upper

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Why do we do pinprick and light touch?

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A

two different pathways

pain - spinothalamic

light touch - dorsal tract

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