Table 1.
A literature review of 5 available reported cases of ISCM from esophageal cancer, including the present report
| First author (year) | Age (years)/gender | Time since primary cancer diagnosis | Location | Presentation | Other metastases | Treatments | Follow-up/outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dam-Hieu (2009) | 61/male | 1 month | C4 | Quadriparesis; sphincter disorders | Brain | Surgery; RT | 3 months/died |
| Nakamura (2014) | 78/male | 2 months | C2 | Diplegia; respiratory failure | Lymph nodes | PRT | 20 days/died |
| Grillo (2019) | 35/female | 1 year | Th9 | Paraplegia; neurogenic bladder | Lymph nodes; vertebral bone; brain | PRT | 2 months/died |
| Shen (2023) | 68/male | 2 years | C4-5 | Neck pain; right hemiplegia; dysuria; dyspnea | Lung; liver; brain | BSC | 1 month/died |
| Utsumi (This report) | 71/female | 1 year 9 months | L1 | Bladder and rectal dysfunction; back pain | Sacrum | PRT; immune chemotherapy | 2 months/improved |
RT radiotherapy, PRT palliative radiotherapy, BSC best supportive care