Malign Akciğer Tümör Metastazına Bağlı Spontan Servikal Vertebral Kırık

2014 
The bones are most common places for advanced stage cancer metastasis. Tumor cells show either osteoblastic or osteolytic phenotypes in bones. Osteoclastic tumor metastasis decreases the durability of bone by the way of disrupting its structural properties in the bones. Therefore, spontaneous fractures can occur in the bones. This situation adversely affects patients’ quality of life and reduces their average life expectancy. In this case report, the findings of the spontaneous cervical vertebra fracture as a result of metastasis of large cell lung tumor in the 56-year-old male patient is presented
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