Background Epidural tumors in the lumbar spine represent a unique cohort of lesions with
individual risks and challenges to resection. Knowledge of modifiable risk factors are …

Objective: To study the factors relating to operative treatment for spinal metastasis in
Thailand during 2005-2014 and to determine the hospital costs, mortality rate, and incidence …

Background Patients presenting spine metastasis (SpM) from prostate cancer (PC) form a
heterogeneous population, through this study, we aimed to clarify and update their …

Background This study aimed to examine trends in postoperative survival and surgical
methods over a 25-year period in patients surgically treated for metastatic spinal tumors …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate local control and survival in patients with spinal
metastases who were treated with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) using a …

Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted in a tertiary referral cancer center.
Seventy-nine patients with MSCC were surgically treated from June 2012 to March 2015 …

Introduction Surgical techniques to treat tumors of the spine often require extensive tissue
dissection and bony removal, predisposing patients to elevated risk for perioperative …

Objective To develop a predictive model of early postoperative morbidity and mortality with
the purpose of assisting in the selection of the candidates for spinal metastasis surgery …

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objectives: To determine the effect of obesity
(body mass index> 30 kg/m2) on perioperative morbidity and mortality after surgical …

BACKGROUND: Many studies have found that patients admitted on the weekend have
inferior outcomes compared with those admitted on a weekday, which may be due partially …