ReviewCureus2018
Surgical Intervention vs. Radiation Therapy: The Shifting Paradigm in Treating Metastatic Spinal Disease.
Review in Cureus, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- The significance of adding posterior decompression to spine stabilization in metastatic spinal surgery: a multicenter prospective study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Current Concepts in the Management and Treatment of Spinal Metastases-A Systematic Literature Review.Cancers · 2025Review
- Does an Unintended Durotomy in Metastatic Spine Surgery Lead to Shorter Survival?Neurosurgery practice · 2024Article
- Comparative study of Lutetium-177 and Phosphorus-32 in radioactive bone cement for the treatment of vertebral body metastasis.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Article
- An Overview of Decision Making in the Management of Metastatic Spinal Tumors.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2021Review
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The spine is one of the most common sites to which metastatic cancer is likely to spread and is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in cancer patients. While no medical treatments have been definitively shown to extend the life expectancy of patients with spinal metastasis, interventional options may be the only viable option in improving outcomes. Currently, two main options exist: surgical resection and radiotherapy, with radiotherapy being the primary treatment modality. In this review, we discuss the research comparing the efficacy and outcomes of radiotherapy and surgical resection in treating spinal metastasis. We conclude that while radiosurgery will continue to remain a major treatment modality, surgical intervention has proven to have equal to or superior outcomes at improving function, symptoms, and life expectancy for patients with metastatic spinal disease and should be considered a primary modality in an expanding subset of patients.
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