ArticleGlobal spine journal2019
Essential Concepts for the Management of Metastatic Spine Disease: What the Surgeon Should Know and Practice.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Treatment progress of spinal metastatic cancer: a powerful tool for improving the quality of life of the patients.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Pooled it
- Accuracy and precision of the spinal instability neoplastic score (SINS) for predicting vertebral compression fractures after radiotherapy in spinal metastases: a meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2021Pooled it
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- Management of Spinal Metastasis by Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques: Surgical Principles and Indications-A Literature Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Indications and Limits of Surgery for Spinal Metastases Derived from Lung Cancer: A Single-Center Experience.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Predictive factors for respiratory failure and in-hospital mortality after surgery for spinal metastasis.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 · 2023Article
- Preoperative Embolization of Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression with n-Butyl Cyanoacrylate: Safety and Effectiveness in Limiting Blood Loss.Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR · 2023Article
- Establishing the Swiss Spinal Tumor Registry (Swiss-STR): a prospective observation of surgical treatment patterns and long-term outcomes in patients with primary and metastatic spinal tumors.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Review
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Abstract
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designLiterature review.
objectiveTo provide an overview of the recent advances in spinal oncology, emphasizing the key role of the surgeon in the treatment of patients with spinal metastatic tumors.
methodsLiterature review.
resultsTherapeutic advances led to longer survival times among cancer patients, placing significant emphasis on durable local control, optimization of quality of life, and daily function for patients with spinal metastatic tumors. Recent integration of modern diagnostic tools, precision oncologic treatment, and widespread use of new technologies has transformed the treatment of spinal metastases. Currently, multidisciplinary spinal oncology teams include spinal surgeons, radiation and medical oncologists, pain and rehabilitation specialists, and interventional radiologists. Consistent use of common language facilitates communication, definition of treatment indications and outcomes, alongside comparative clinical research. The main parameters used to characterize patients with spinal metastases include functional status and health-related quality of life, the spinal instability neoplastic score, the epidural spinal cord compression scale, tumor histology, and genomic profile.
conclusionsStereotactic body radiotherapy revolutionized spinal oncology through delivery of durable local tumor control regardless of tumor histology. Currently, the major surgical indications include mechanical instability and high-grade spinal cord compression, when applicable, with surgery providing notable improvement in the quality of life and functional status for appropriately selected patients. Surgical trends include less invasive surgery with emphasis on durable local control and spinal stabilization.
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