[Percutaneous vertebroplasty for osteolytic metastasis: a case report].

Percutaneous vertebroplasty is a radiologically guided therapeutic procedure that consists of percutaneous injection of surgical cement into a vertebral osteolytic metastatic lesion. This procedure has the advantage of providing rapid pain relief and bone strengthening. We report a 46-year-old male patient with osteolytic L3 vertebral metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma treated by percutaneous vertebroplasty under CT and fluoroscopic guidance. After this treatment, definite pain relief and stabilization of the vertebra were achieved. Vertebroplasty for osteolytic metastasis may be a minimally invasive procedure that provides immediate, long-term pain relief and contributes to spinal stabilization.