Vertebroplasty shows no antitumoral effect on vertebral metastasis: a case-based study on anatomopathological examinations.

Alberto BalestrinoStefano BorianiRiccardo CecchinatoAntonina ParafioritiMarco GambarottiAlessandro Gasbarrini

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2020)

The antitumoral effect of PMMA should not be taken into account as an indication for VTP in spinal metastases. It is important not to misuse VTP as a therapy aiming at tumor control. Other therapies such as radiotherapy, radiosurgery and open surgery are available for that purpose.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
early stage
coronary artery bypass
spinal cord
chronic pain
radiation therapy
brain metastases
radiation induced
surgical site infection
small cell lung cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
spinal cord injury
stem cells
bone marrow
acute coronary syndrome
atrial fibrillation
replacement therapy