Table 1 A literature review of 5 available reported cases of ISCM from esophageal cancer, including the present report.

No. literature index

Age(years)/ gender

Time since PC diagnosis

Location

Presentation

Examinations

Other mets.

Treatments

Follow-up/ Outcome

1.Dam-Hieu, P. et al. [5]

61/M

1 month

C4

Quadriparesis; sphincter disorders

Enhanced-MRI

Brain

Surg.&RT

3 months/Died

2. Dalkilic, T. et al. [10]

80/M

NA

C4-7

Quadriparesis

Enhanced-MRI;

Bone scan; PET/CT

No

Surg.&PRT

NA/improved

3.Nakamura, K. et al. [8]

78/M

2 months

C2

Diplegia; respiratory failure

Enhanced-MRI

lymph nodes

PRT

20days/Died

4. Grillo, A. et al. [9]

35/F

1 year

T9

Paraplegia; neurogenic bladder

Enhanced-MRI

Lymph nodes; vertebral bone; brain

PRT

2 months/Died

5.Shen. et al.

(present report)

68/M

2 years

C4-5

Neck pain; right hemiplegia; dysuria; dyspnea;

Enhanced-MRI

Lung; liver; brain

Hospice care

1 month/Died