Author, year | Patient no. | Patient age | Primary site, grade | Primary stage | Intervention for primary site | Location of spinal metastasis | Time frame of spinal metastasis | Signs + symptoms of spinal metastasis | Intervention for spinal metastasis | Outcome | Other metastases | Mortality | Cause of death |
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Riela, 1983 [15] | 1 | 54 | Submandibular ACC | - | Operation, RT | T12-L1 | 17 yr | Back pain, weakness, numbness | Laminectomy, complete resection | Improved symptoms at 6 mo | - | - | - |
Preciado, 2002 [20] | 2 | 31 | Tongue base ACC | T3 N2b | - | T10-L2 | 52 mo | Low back pain | CT (etoposide), RT (36 Gy), steroids | Continued pain, worsening; improved pain | Lung | 5 mo | - |
Birkeland, 2003 [14] | 3 | 55 | Submandibular gland ACC | - | Resection, adjuvant RT | L3-L4 | 7 yr | Low back pain with radiation to left groin | Decompression, RT | Paresis, numbness at all extremities | Cranial, skin | - | - |