… recommend non-surgical treatment in patients with correct alignment and/or minimal
subluxation, regardless of histology and tumour radio-… Metastases to the craniovertebral junction …

… found only 3 of these tumors in the cranio-cervical junction [3]. … the metastases in the osseous
borders of the cranio-cervical … respiratory centre received operative treatment with internal …

… surgical options for primary and metastatic tumors of the CVJ. … a running suture and the
dural patch graft for a watertight … Surgical treatment is often palliative with a predilection to the …

… approach—and an updated overview over the fixation … management of patients affected
by spinal metastasis based on four domains, mechanical instability is an independent surgical …

… The spine is the most frequent site for bone metastasis, occurring in 10% of cancer patients,
although metastasis that occurs at the CCJ only accounts for 0.5% of all spine metastases.[…

… impact on stability and the need for proper reconstruction make their surgical management
… therapy, being in this more similar to the treatment of metastatic spine tumor.[ 24 25 ] However…

… Previous surgical treatment was associated with a lower … OS compared with primary surgery.
Previously radiation therapy … Metastases were significantly associated with a poor OS (HR …

… rare pathologies of the craniovertebral junction that we have … nine cases of rare craniovertebral
junction pathologies. Six were … Due to the aggressiveness and the multiple metastatic …

… our surgical experience in the operative management of … The stability of the craniovertebral
junction and the expected … the lowest FA values are seen in metastases, and the highest are …

… Updated craniovertebral junction (CVJ) treatment algorithm for osseoligamentous CVJ
pathology that results in craniovertebral … cervical spine bony metastases and a pathological …