Abstract
ABSTRACT Objective Primary and secondary spine tumors occur frequently and treating them surgically has gained prominence. The objective of this study was to evaluate the outcomes and complications in a series of patients with primary and secondary vertebral tumors treated by en bloc vertebral resection. Methods A retrospective review of the patients who underwent en bloc vertebral resection between 2004 and 2017 was conducted. Results During the study period, 16 patients underwent en bloc vertebral resection. They were divided into primary tumor and metastatic tumor groups, 11 being primary tumors and 5 metastatic tumors. The average follow-up period was 95 months (3-156 months). The patients were treated by the same surgical team and the analysis was carried out by an independent observer. Conclusion In this case series, the results where comparable to those reported in the literature in terms of complications, survival, recurrence and neurological status. It is a demanding surgical technique, with a high percentage of morbidity and mortality, nevertheless, it allows local control and recurrence of the lesion. Level of evidence I; Case Series.
Highlights
According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 2400 bone tumors and 10,000 cases of soft tissue sarcomas are diagnosed annually in the United States.[1]
The objective of this study is to evaluate results and complications in a series of patients who presented primary and secondary spinal tumors and underwent en bloc vertebral resection
16 patients who underwent en bloc spinal resection for spinal tumors separated into two groups: 11 cases of primary tumors and 5 cases of metastatic tumors
Summary
According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 2400 bone tumors and 10,000 cases of soft tissue sarcomas are diagnosed annually in the United States.[1] Of these, approximately. The incidence of primary spinal neoplasias is estimated at between 2.5 and 8.5 per one hundred thousand inhabitants per year. 1.4 million new cases of cancer are registered in the United States. The spine being the most frequently involved location. From 10% to 30% of patients with cancer develop symptomatic spinal metastases, there are post-mortem studies that show spinal metastases in up to 90% of terminal patients.[2,3,4,5,6] Improved treatments, as well as an increase in survival time for many types of cancer, have probably caused the incidence and prevalence of vertebral metastases to increase
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