Purpose Surgery with radiation therapy (RT) is more effective in treating spinal metastases,
than RT alone. However, RT when administered in close proximity to surgery may …

The last decade has witnessed a dramatic change in management of metastatic spine
disease, with an increased role for surgery and emerging use of stereotactic radiotherapy …

Study Design: This was an epidemiological study using national administrative data from the
MarketScan database. Objective: To investigate the impact of early versus delayed adjuvant …

Background Combined surgery and radiotherapy, in the treatment of metastatic disease of
the spine, is now emerging as the gold standard of care where there is an indication for …

Background Most previous studies focused on the minimum interval between surgery and
radiotherapy in spinal metastases, leaving the maximum interval under-investigated …

OBJECTIVE Wound complications are a common adverse event following metastatic spine
tumor surgery. Some patients with spinal metastases may first undergo radiation but …

Background Advancements in the field of oncological therapies during the last decades
have led to a significantly prolonged survival of cancer patients. This has led to an increase …

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 …

Study Design. Systematic literature review. Objective. To determine the options, indications,
and outcomes for conventional radiotherapy and radiosurgery for metastatic spine disease …

Objective The goal of this study was to review the incidence of complications and unplanned
re-operations after surgery for metastatic spinal tumors. Background The spinal column is …