Fig. 1 Representative radiological images.

(a) A compression fracture with consolidation was found in the anterior part of the T12 vertebral body.(b) Sagittal magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) showing a diffuse low intensity area of the T12 vertebral body, indicating metastasis about to contact the posterior spinal cord. (c) Axial MRI showing a metastatic lesion predominantly in the right portion of the T12 vertebral body, that was about to contact the spinal cord predominantly in the right side.(d) Asymptomatic but severe stenosis was observed at the L4/5 level.