Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 86-92, June 2009

Surgical Management of Metastatic Spine Disease

  • Rory J. Petteys, BS
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  • Daniel M. Sciubba, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Daniel M. Sciubba, MD, Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Meyer 8-161, Baltimore, MD 21287
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  • Ziya L. Gokaslan, MD

Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

published online 27 April 2009.

Metastatic disease of the spine is a common and troublesome complication in many cancer patients. Metastases may cause debilitating pain and neurologic dysfunction, significantly limiting functional ability and quality of life. With advances in chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgical techniques, the treatment of metastatic spine disease has facilitated improved quality of life for many patients. Surgical advances have allowed more aggressive surgical decompression, debulking, and stabilization for vertebral metastases. With an aging population and as more patients survive longer with their burden of disease, surgical management of metastatic spine disease will become more prevalent.

Keywords: cancer, metastases, spine surgery

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PII: S1040-7383(09)00012-4

doi:10.1053/j.semss.2009.03.004

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 86-92, June 2009

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