Study Design Narrative Review. The spine remains the most common site for bony
metastasis. It is estimated that up to 70% of cancer patients harbor secondary spinal …

Study Design. Retrospective study. Objective. This study analyzed the predictive value of the
scoring systems of Bauer, Bauer modified, Tokuhashi, Tokuhashi revised, Tomita, van der …

Study Design. Prospective observational cohort study. Objective. To define the utility of the
revised Tokuhashi score in relation to predicting survival in patients with spinal metastases …

Study Design. A clinical retrospective study. Objective. To investigate the clinical outcomes
of surgery for cervical spine metastasis and identify factors affecting survival and …

Purpose Predicted survival of a patient is the most important parameter that helps to guide
the treatment of a patient with metastatic spinal cancer. We aimed to investigate the …

Background Metastatic disease of the spine is an increasingly common public health
problem. Surgery should be an integral component of the overall cancer treatment plan and …

Background: The outcome for patients with metastatic disease in spine is difficult to predict.
Multiple scoring systems were utilized in this study to determine their effectiveness in …

Metastatic spine disease occurs in more than 10% of all cancer patients. Advances in
systemic treatment for cancer has led to improved overall survival for many types of cancer …

Background Metastatic spinal tumors represent 90% of spinal masses and present variably
with slow progression and/or rapid symptomatic worsening. Several prognostic scoring …

English Advances in early detection and therapy of spinal metastasis have improved life
expectancy of patients with various tumor entities. However, this and the demographic …