ArticleInternational journal of spine surgery2021
Features of Spinal Metastases: A Retrospective View.
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- Incidence, epidemiology, radiology, and classification of metastatic spine tumors: WFNS Spine Committee recommendations.Neurosurgical review · 2024Pooled it
- Survival and Predictors in Patients With Breast Cancer Undergoing Surgery for Spinal Metastases: Insights From a Single-Center Cohort.International journal of breast cancer · 2026Article
- Radiofrequency Ablation and Cryoablation in Treating Painful Bone Metastasis: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Separate Single-Arm Meta-analysis.Orthopedic reviews · 2025Article
- Construction and clinical validation of risk model for predicting bone cement leakage after the surgical management of spinal metastases.American journal of cancer research · 2024Article
- Freehand Minimally Invasive Pedicle Screw Fixation and Minimally Invasive Decompression for a Thoracic or Lumbar Vertebral Metastatic Tumor From Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Frontiers in surgery · 2021Article
- Evaluation of epidemiological and pathological features of symptomatic spinal metastases in Romania - what could we learn from a retrospective study?Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologieArticle
- Short-term outcomes after spinal surgery for metastatic breast cancer: A single-center analysis.Journal of craniovertebral junction & spineArticle
- Epidemiological and pathological characteristics of spinal metastases from gastrointestinal cancers - a series of 40 cases.Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologieArticle
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Abstract
backroundThe present study aimed to determine the frequency of spinal metastases, to evaluate the features of spinal metastases, and to reveal clues to shed light on the origin of spinal metastases with unknown primary.
methodsThe data of patients who were followed up with the diagnosis of cancer in Istanbul Oncology Hospital between 2017 and 2019 were analyzed retrospectively. A total of 156 patients with spinal metastases and without visceral metastases were included in the study by applying inclusion and exclusion criteria. Clinical data, pathological diagnostic reports, and positron emission tomography-computed tomography results of 156 patients were evaluated. The groups were evaluated in terms of age, gender, number of spinal metastases (single focus, multiple focus), and localization of spinal metastasis. The spinal localization evaluation included both the main anatomical localizations and a detailed evaluation of each spine.
resultsThe most common metastasis region was the thoracic spine in respiratory system cancers (28.38%), the thoracic + lumbar spine in breast (42.42%), prostate (50.00%), and gynecologic (40.00%) cancers, and the lumbar spine in gastrointestinal (37.50%) and urinary (30.00%) tract cancers (
conclusionsIt was observed that primary cancers were often prone to metastasis to nearby spine. The results obtained by detailed examination of spinal metastases may provide a clinical benefit by providing clues in investigation of primary unknown cancers. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3.
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