Cervical spine metastasis with vertebral artery encasement

Case contributed by Roberto Schubert
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Known metastatic breast cancer. Aggravating neck pain.

Patient Data

Age: 60 years
Gender: Female

Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

T1-hypointense metastatic tissue completely surrounding the left vertebral artery, but not compressing it.

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