Choosing the right operation for metastatic spinal tumours is often difficult, and depends on
many factors, including life expectancy and the balance of the risk of surgery against the …

Purpose Metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) can be a catastrophic manifestation of
advanced cancer that causes immobilizing pain and significant neurologic impairment …

Purpose Although surgery is used increasingly as a strategy to complement treatment with
radiation and chemotherapy in patients with metastatic epidural spinal cord compression …

Spinal metastases are the most frequently encountered spinal tumour and can affect up to
50% of cancer patients. Both the incidence and prevalence of metastases are thought to be …

Spine metastases affect more than 70% of terminal cancer patients that eventually suffer
from severe pain and neurological symptoms. Nevertheless, in the overwhelming majority of …

Background Recurrent breast cancer remains a challenge for interdisciplinary treatment
even though new therapeutic options are available. Methods The PubMed database was …

Purpose There are few prospective studies on surgical outcomes and survival in patients
with metastatic disease to the spine. The magnitude and duration of effect of surgery on pain …

Study Design: A broad narrative review. Objectives: The objective of this article is to provide
a technical review of spine stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) planning and delivery …

OBJECT Spinal metastasis is common in patients with cancer. About 70% of symptomatic
lesions are found in the thoracic region of the spine, and cord compression presents as the …

Purpose In patients with metastatic disease to the spine, patient selection for surgery and the
extent of surgery to perform thereafter remains controversial, with the patient's survival …