ReviewCureus2017
Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques for Management of Painful Metastatic and Primary Spinal Tumors.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Surgical options for metastatic spine tumors: WFNS spine committee recommendations.Neurosurgical review · 2024Review
- Impact of Cytogenetic Abnormalities, Induction and Maintenance Regimens on Outcomes After High-Dose Chemotherapy and Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma: A Decade-Long Real-World Experience.Journal of hematology · 2023Article
- Extensive Intracardiac Cement Embolism in a Patient Undergoing Workup for Bone Marrow Transplant.Journal of hematology · 2023Article
- Comparing the efficacy and safety of cement-augmented fenestrated pedicle screws and conventional pedicle screw in surgery for spinal metastases: a retrospective comparative cohort study.Translational cancer research · 2022Article
- The usefulness of vertebral needle targeting simulation training system using ray-summation imaging: experimental study.Japanese journal of radiology · 2022Article
- Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic decompression combined with percutaneous vertebroplasty in treatment of lumbar vertebral body metastases: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
- The combination of radiofrequency ablation and vertebroplasty shows advantages over single vertebroplasty in treating vertebral neoplastic lesions.Skeletal radiology · 2022Article
- Interventional Therapies for Pain in Cancer Patients: a Narrative Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2021Review
- Metastatic spine disease in lung cancer patients: national patterns of radiation and surgical care.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2019Article
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- Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic decompression in the treatment of spinal metastases: A case report.Medicine · 2019Article
- Multilevel percutaneous kyphoplasty in painful osteolytic vertebral metastases: a study of the efficacy and safety.Journal of pain research · 2019Article
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- Logistic regression analysis of risk factors for postoperative recurrence of spinal tumors and analysis of prognostic factors.Oncology letters · 2018Article
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Patients with metastatic spinal disease are affected by disabling pain. The treatment of spinal metastases is focused on pain reduction and improvement in quality of life. Until recently, many patients with metastatic spinal disease did not qualify as surgical candidates due to the risks of surgery and length of recovery period. However, recent advances in minimally invasive surgery such as kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty allow patients to safely undergo surgery for pain relief with a short recovery period. The studies reviewed here suggest that vertebral augmentation is successful in reducing pain and disability scores in patients with painful metastases and multiple myeloma and are a safe modality to provide lasting pain relief. As the use of kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty for treatment of vertebral metastases is becoming more common, new combinations of cement augmentation with other techniques such as percutaneous pedicle screws and radiofrequency ablation are being explored. The implementation of kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty, in conjunction with other minimally invasive surgical techniques as well as nonsurgical modalities, may lead to the best palliative management of cancer patients with spinal metastases and help them ultimately achieve a better quality of life.
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