Review of Operative Treatment for Metastatic Spinal Tumors

Autor:	Haruo Takano, Sunao Morita, Keiichiro Okajima, Akira Sasaki, Koichi Ieiri, Kiyotsugu Maekawa, Hiroaki Sakata
Rok vydání:	1993
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Lung business.industry Mean age Primary lesion Bone cement Surgery Malignant lymphoma medicine.anatomical_structure Prostate Paralysis medicine Severe pain medicine.symptom business
Zdroj:	Orthopedics & Traumatology. 42:451-456
ISSN:	1349-4333 0037-1033
DOI:	10.5035/nishiseisai.42.451
Popis:	We operated on 33 cases with metastatic spinal tumors, (20 males and 13 females).The mean age of patients was 60 years (range: 43-76 years).The primary lesion in six cases was lung, in three cases each it was liver, breast, prostate and kidney, in four cases it was Myeloma, in two cases Malignant Lymphoma, and so on.All cases suffered from severe pain, and 23 from paralysis.Six types of operative procedures were performed.Posterior stabilization with Luque rod and bone cement was performed in 17 cases.All cases had a satisfactory removal of pain, and 65% of the 23 cases gainedtemporary improvement in their paralysis. Indications and purpose of operative treatments is discussed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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