Spinal bone metastases in colorectal cancer: a retrospective analysis of stability, prognostic factors and survival after palliative radiotherapy

Abstract Background This retrospective analysis aimed to analyse the stability of spinal bone metastases in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients following radiotherapy (RT) by use of a validated score and to assess prognostic factors for stability and survival. Methods Ninety-four patients with osteolyt...

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Main Authors: Tilman Bostel, Robert Förster, Ingmar Schlampp, Tania Sprave, Thomas Bruckner, Nils Henrik Nicolay, Stefan Ezechiel Welte, Jürgen Debus, Harald Rief
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-017-0852-6