Fig. 6From: Surgical outcomes and risk factors for poor outcomes in patients with cervical spine metastasis: a prospective studyImages and clinical course of the 67-year-old man with metastatic thyroid cancer to the C5 vertebra. A Preoperative MRI: sagittal T1-weighed enhanced image at the left side and sagittal T2-weighed enhanced image at the right side. B Postoperative radiographs: posteroanterior image at the left side and lateral image at the right side. C PS, EQ5D, and Frankel grading preoperatively and at 1 and 3 months postoperatively. MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; PS, performance status; EQ5D, EuroQol 5-DimensionBack to article page