Role of Surgery in Spinal Metastases

Altaf Ali Laghari; Humza Faisal Siddiqui; Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

Role of Surgery in Spinal Metastases

Altaf Ali Laghari, Humza Faisal Siddiqui, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

Department of Surgery, Medical College, Pakistan

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Abstract

Spinal metastases constitute two-third of all cases of bone metastases. Surgical intervention in these tumours has been recommended in highly selective cases, for confirming diagnosis, stabilizing the spine, and decompressing nerves or spinal cord for alleviation of pain and preservation of function.In this article,the authors have reviewed available evidence on role of surgery in spinal metastases and have presented results of selected papers on this vast topic.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	598-599
Number of pages	2
Journal	JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Volume	69
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2019

Keywords

Spinal metastases, microsurgery, radiation therapy, radiosurgery.

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