Role of radiotherapy in metastatic spinal cord compression: preliminary results from a prospective trial

1989 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Latini ◽  
Ernesto Maranzano ◽  
Stefano Ricci ◽  
Cynthia Aristei ◽  
Franco Checcaglini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Prospective Trial ◽  
Cord Compression ◽  
Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Preliminary Results

Study investigating the role of skeletal muscle mass estimation in metastatic spinal cord compression

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 2150-2155 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Gakhar ◽  
A. Dhillon ◽  
J. Blackwell ◽  
K. Hussain ◽  
R. Bommireddy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Muscle Mass ◽  
Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Mass ◽  
Cord Compression ◽  
Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Mass Estimation

Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression

2005 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 711-719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meic H. Schmidt ◽  
Paul Klimo ◽  
Frank D. Vrionis
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Radiation Treatment ◽  
Cord Compression ◽  
Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Survival Times ◽  
Patients With Cancer

Approximately 70% of cancer patients have metastatic disease at death. The spine is involved in up to 40% of those patients. Spinal cord compression may develop in 5% to 10% of cancer patients and up to 40% of patients with preexisting nonspinal bone metastasis (>25,000 cases/y). Given the increasing survival times of patients with cancer, greater numbers of patients are likely to develop this complication. The role of surgery in the management of metastatic spinal cord compression is expanding. The management of metastatic spine disease can consist of a combination of surgery, radiation treatment, and chemotherapy. Treatment modalities are not mutually exclusive and must be individualized for patients evaluated in a multidisciplinary setting.

Prognostic role of the number of involved extraspinal organs in patients with metastatic spinal cord compression

2014 ◽  
Vol 118 ◽  
pp. 12-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk Rades ◽  
Axel Weber ◽  
Johann H. Karstens ◽  
Steven E. Schild ◽  
Tobias Bartscht
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Cord Compression ◽  
Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Prognostic Role
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