Abstract Treatment paradigms for patients with spine metastases have evolved significantly
over the past decade. Incorporating stereotactic radiosurgery into these paradigms has been …

Introduction The new concept of separation surgery has changed the surgical paradigms for
the treatment of metastatic epidural spinal cord compression (MESCC), shifting from …

Background Protocols including combination of surgery and radiotherapy are more and
more frequent in the treatment of bone tumors of the spine. In metastatic disease …

Background context Frailty and sarcopenia variably predict adverse events (AEs) in a
number of surgical populations. Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the ability …

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 …

Study Design: Literature review. Objective: To provide an overview of the recent advances in
spinal oncology, emphasizing the key role of the surgeon in the treatment of patients with …

Study Design Narrative Review. The spine remains the most common site for bony
metastasis. It is estimated that up to 70% of cancer patients harbor secondary spinal …

Abstract Background Context Neoplastic spinal instability is movement-related pain or
neurologic compromise under physiologic loads with the Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score …

Spinal metastases are common in patients with cancer. As cancer treatments improve and
these patients live longer, the number who present with metastatic spine disease will …

Metastatic spinal tumors are common, and their rising incidence can be attributed to the
expanding aging population and increased survival rates among cancer patients. The …