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ArticleGlobal spine journal2017

Usefulness of Tokuhashi Score in Survival Prediction of Patients Operated for Vertebral Metastatic Disease.

Marcelo Gruenberg, Maximiliano E Mereles, Gastón O Camino Willhuber, Marcelo Valacco, Matias G Petracchi, Carlos A Solá

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Article in Global spine journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06117475 (Short-term Outcomes of Posterior Corpectomy in Thoracolumbar Spinal Metastatsis in Assiut University Hospitals), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Short-term Outcomes of Posterior Corpectomy in Thoracolumbar Spinal Metastatsis in Assiut University Hospitals

TypeobservationalSponsorAssiut UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled30ConditionsSpine MetastasesArmsPosterior corpectomy
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Marcelo GruenbergItalian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Maximiliano E MerelesItalian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Gastón O Camino WillhuberItalian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Marcelo ValaccoItalian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Matias G PetracchiItalian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Carlos A SoláItalian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Abstract

STUDY

designRetrospective study.

objectiveSpinal metastasis can produce pain, deformity, neurological compromise and can decrease life expectancy. Surgical management is usually indicated for pain control, neurological decompression, and to avoid deformity progression. Tokuhashi et al created a scoring system to estimate survival and stratify surgical treatment based on established parameters. Our objective was to evaluate the usefulness of Tokuhashi scoring (TS) system by comparing the predicted and real survival times and analyze the survival time according to the type of tumor.

methodsFrom 2004 to 2014, 105 patients with vertebral metastasis who underwent surgical treatment were enrolled and retrospectively analyzed. Preoperative TS was performed in all cases. Patients were classified into 3 groups according to TS; group 1 (TS 0-8), group 2 (TS 9-11), and group 3 (TS 12-15). Patients' average age was 61.5 years, main primary tumor site were as follows: kidney (23%), lung (19%), and breast (18%).

resultsThe Tokuhashi general concordance was 67.6%. Per group concordance was as follows: group 1 80%, in group 2, only 33% of concordance was observed. In group 3, 100% of concordance was observed. In group 2, the most common primary sites were breast and kidney and the mean survival was 20 and 22.3 months, respectively, both longer than that expected for this group.

conclusionsTokuhashi concordance was acceptable in our study, particularly in lower and higher scores. The lesser concordance observed in group 2 (33.3%) was observed in almost all tumors. For our practice, TS constitutes an acceptable tool to define survival, particularly in lower and higher scores.

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metastatic survivalrevised Tokuhashi scorespinal metastasesvertebral metastatic disease

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PMCPMC5476355

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