Acta clinica Croatica, Vol. 55. No. 3., 2016.
Review article
https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2016.55.03.18
Surgical treatment of metastatic disease of the vertebral column
Miljenko Franić
; 1 Department of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Clinical Department of Surgery, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia; 2 Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, School of Medicine, Osijek, Croatia; 5 University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagre
Vide Bilić
; 3 Clinical Hospital of Traumatology, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia; 6 University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
Stjepan Dokuzović
; 1 Department of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Clinical Department of Surgery, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia; 5 University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia
Stjepan Ćurić
; 3 Clinical Hospital of Traumatology, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Tomislav Čengić
; 3 Clinical Hospital of Traumatology, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia; 5 University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia
Krešimir Rotim
; 4 Clinical Department of Neurosurgery, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia; University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia; University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Spinal metastatic disease is a rather common occurrence and definitely warrants attention and treatment due to the high likelihood of leaving cancer patients severely disabled in their final months of life. Recent developments in the understanding of the behavior of different tumor types, as well as advances in surgical treatment, are allowing for the evolution of treatment algorithms, especially when surgical treatment is to be considered. Th is paper gives an overview of the decisionmaking
process and the array of surgical options currently available.
Keywords
Spine – surgery; Spine – pathology; Spinal neoplasms, secondary; Neoplasm metastasis – surgery; Palliative care – methods; Decision support techniques
Hrčak ID:
172612
URI
Publication date:
9.11.2016.
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