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ArticleJournal of Korean Neurosurgical Society2013

Survival and recurrence rate after treatment for primary spinal sarcomas.

Wonik Cho, Ung-Kyu Chang

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Article in Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Safety and efficacy of carbon fiber-reinforced polyetheretherketone implants in primary and metastatic spinal tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wonik ChoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Science, Seoul, Korea.
Ung-Kyu Chang
Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWe have limited understanding on the presentation and survival of primary spinal sarcomas. The survival, recurrence rate, and related prognostic factors were investigated after treatment for primary sarcomas of the spine.

methodsRetrospective analysis of medical records and radiological data was done for 29 patients in whom treatment was performed due to primary sarcoma of the spine from 2000 to 2010. As for treatment method, non-radical operation, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy were simultaneously or sequentially combined. Overall survival (OS), progression free survival (PFS), ambulatory function, and pain status were analyzed. In addition, factors affecting survival and recurrence were analyzed : age (≤42 or ≥43), gender, tumor histologic type, lesion location (mobile spine or rigid spine), weakness at diagnosis, pain at diagnosis, ambulation at diagnosis, initial treatment, radiation therapy, kind of irradiation, surgery, chemotherapy and distant metastasis.

resultsMedian OS was 60 months, the recurrence rate was 79.3% and median PFS was 26 months. Patients with distant metastasis showed significantly shorter survival than those without metastasis. No factors were found to be significant relating to recurrence. Prognostic factor associated with walking ability was the presence of weakness at diagnosis.

conclusionPrimary spinal sarcomas are difficult to cure and show high recurrence rate. However, the development of new treatment methods is improving survival.

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Primary spinal sarcomaPrognosisRecurrenceSurvival

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PMID23826479
PMCPMC3698233
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