About Me: Female, 50, India, member since Nov 2007
A known case of carcinoma of left breast, had mastectomy followed by chemotherapy with AC and Docetaxel and radiation to chest wall in 2003. now in September 2006 patient has come with neck pain and radiating pain in the right hand. On investigation patient was found to
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[More] have cervical and lumbar skeletal metastasis with cervical paraspinal mass. Patient had corpectomy with anterior stabilization with plating on 4/9/2006. Post operative patent had local radiotherapy to cervical region to c5-c6 and lumber L1 to S2. Subsequently patient was started with 6 courses of chemotherapy. Following witch the patient was on bidurate and faslodex. Now patient has come with headache with vomiting. Patient was seen by neurologist as op patient and found to have XII nerve palsy on left side. MRI of brain showed meningal infiltration. Since patient had already radiation to cervical spin the choice of treatment of intrathical chemotherapy vs WBRT bas been discussed. And it was decided to try inrathical chemotherapy. now patient admitted for the same. Had second course of Methotrixate 12mg
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