TY - JOUR
T1 - Metastatic disease in the thoracic and lumbar spine
T2 - Evaluation and management
AU - Rose, Peter S.
AU - Buchowski, Jacob M.
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - Spinal metastases are found in most patients who die of cancer. The number of patients with symptomatic spinal metastases likely will increase as therapy for the primary disease improves and as cardiovascular mortality decreases. Understanding the epidemiology of metastatic spine disease and its presentation is essential to developing a diagnostic strategy. Treatment may involve chemotherapy, corticosteroids, radiotherapy, surgery, and/or percutaneous procedures (eg, vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty). A rational treatment plan can help improve quality of life, preserve neurologic function, and prolong survival.
AB - Spinal metastases are found in most patients who die of cancer. The number of patients with symptomatic spinal metastases likely will increase as therapy for the primary disease improves and as cardiovascular mortality decreases. Understanding the epidemiology of metastatic spine disease and its presentation is essential to developing a diagnostic strategy. Treatment may involve chemotherapy, corticosteroids, radiotherapy, surgery, and/or percutaneous procedures (eg, vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty). A rational treatment plan can help improve quality of life, preserve neurologic function, and prolong survival.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78951470020&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5435/00124635-201101000-00005
DO - 10.5435/00124635-201101000-00005
M3 - Review article
C2 - 21205766
AN - SCOPUS:78951470020
SN - 1067-151X
VL - 19
SP - 37
EP - 46
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
IS - 1
ER -