Effectiveness of the surgical intervention in the quality of life and survival of patients with metastatic lesions in the spine

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of surgical treatment of metastatic epidural spinal lesions on the quality of life of patients, pain relief and survival. METHODS: Patients with single or double spinal lesions, in good clinical conditions to undergo surgery, were included. Staging and prognostic...

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Main Authors: Luiz Cláudio Lacerda Rodrigues, Adalberto Bortoletto, Marcelo Hide Matsumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC) 2014-03-01
Series:Coluna/Columna
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512014000100057&lng=en&tlng=en