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ArticleGlobal spine journal2024

Separation Operation Followed by Stereotactic Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Spinal Metastasis From Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Bin Liu, Haoliang Chen, Xiangyang Liu, Guoping Wang, Xiongjie Shen

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Article in Global spine journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Bin LiuDepartment of Spine Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (The First-affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), China.ORCID 0000-0003-4191-8128
Haoliang ChenDepartment of Spine Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (The First-affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), China.
Xiangyang LiuDepartment of Spine Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (The First-affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), China.
Guoping WangDepartment of Spine Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (The First-affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), China.
Xiongjie ShenDepartment of Spine Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (The First-affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), China.
Hunan Normal University · CN

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Abstract

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designRetrospective cohort study.

objectiveSpinal metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma is rapidly progressive and predisposes to spinal disability, cord compression and further neural injury, leading to poor prognosis. Currently, it is still challenging to look for a treatment strategy that can improve the quality of life of patients and even directly prolong the survival time. This study attempts to evaluate the clinical efficacy of separation operation combined with postoperative stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT/SRS) in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma patients developing spinal metastasis and epidural spinal cord compression.

methodsPatients with metastases spinal cord compression from hepatocellular carcinoma were studied retrospectively and divided into two groups, the SO group (who undergo separation operations combined with postoperative SRS, n = 32) and RT group (who received only SRS, n = 28). The visual Analogue Scale (VAS) pain score, Frankel grade, Karnofsky performance score, and Quality of Life (SF-36) score were comparatively analyzed between the two groups.

resultsSignificantly higher VAS pain scores, Frankel grades, Karnofsky performance scores and Quality of Life (SF-36) scores were demonstrated in patients with combination treatment than in patients with SRS alone.

conclusionSeparation operations are effective surgical procedure for the treatment of spinal metastatic tumor from hepatocellular carcinoma with spinal cord compression. The combination with postoperative SRS can significantly improve the quality of life in this patient population via spinal canal decompression and spinal stability reconstruction.

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epidural spinal cord compression (ESCC)hepatocellular carcinomaSeparation operationspinal metastasis

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