Outcomes of Surgical Treatment in Spinal Metastasis

With increase in the elderly population and improved survival among patients with malignancies, the rates of patients presenting with metastatic involvement of the spine is on the rise. Surgical management of spinal metastasis requires a multidisciplinary approach and surgery is a key component of m...

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Published inIndian Spine Journal Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 193 - 198
Main Authors Ghimire, Nischal, Krishnan, Venkatesh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.07.2022
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Care and treatment
Metastasis
outcomes
Radiation
Radiotherapy
spinal metastasis
surgery
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Summary:With increase in the elderly population and improved survival among patients with malignancies, the rates of patients presenting with metastatic involvement of the spine is on the rise. Surgical management of spinal metastasis requires a multidisciplinary approach and surgery is a key component of multimodality management of metastatic spinal lesions. A PubMed search of relevant articles was performed and a narrative review of available pertinent literature in English language is presented.
ISSN:2589-5079
2589-5087
DOI:10.4103/isj.isj_16_22