Table 1:

Summary of characteristics of patients with spinal HHBM

Case No.	Age	Sex	Clinical Diagnosis (TNM stage)	Symptom	Location of Spinal Lesions	Biopsy Site	Brinkman Index	Hemoglobin (g/dL)
1	57	Male	Lung ca. (T1N0)	None	T2–L3	T5	684	12.4↓
2	54	Male	Lung ca. (T2N1)	None	T11–L3	T11	750	11.4↓
3	59	Male	Esop. ca. (T3N2)	None	C2–T12, S1	T11	780	10.9↓
4	73	Male	Esop. ca. (T1N0)	None	T9–11	T11	1060	12.6↓
5	78	Male	Esop. ca. (T3N2)	None	C2–T9, L1,3	L1	0	11.9↓
6	70	Male	Esop. ca. (T2N0)	None	L3	L3	900	11.6↓
7	70	Male	Lumbar spondylosis	LBP	C6–T12	T12	1075	14.1
8	52	Male	Lumbar spondylosis	LBP	C9–L5	L3	640	13.7↓

Note:—Lung ca. indicates lung cancer; Esop. ca., esophageal cancer; LBP, low back pain; C, cervical spine; T, thoracic spine; L, lumbar spine; S, sacral spine; ↓, anemia.