Survival analysis in patients with metastatic spinal disease: the influence of surgery, histology, clinical and neurologic status

Spine is the most common site for skeletal metastasis in patients with malignancy. Vertebral involvement quantification, neurological status, general health status and primary tumor histology are factors to set surgical planning and therapeutic targets. We evaluated the impact of general clinical an...

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Main Authors: Matheus Fernandes de Oliveira, Jose Marcus Rotta, Ricardo Vieira Botelho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2015-04-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2015000400330&lng=en&tlng=en