Fig. 3

A 69-year-old male lung cancer patient with T3, T6 metastases underwent spinal surgery; his preoperative palsy score was 0 (Frankel B). Axial (a) and sagittal (b) T1-weighted MR images with contrast enhancement demonstrate severe cord compression at T3. His postoperative palsy score was 1 (Frankel C), and he survived 289 days after spinal surgery