Clinical outcomes and survivals after total en bloc spondylectomy for metastatic leiomyosarcoma in the spine.

Satoshi KatoSatoru DemuraKazuya ShinmuraNoriaki YokogawaNoritaka YonezawaTakaki ShimizuNorihiro OkuRyo KitagawaHideki MurakamiNorio KawaharaKatsuro TomitaHiroyuki Tsuchiya

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 clinical outcomes of 10 patients who underwent TES for spinal metastatic LMS were favorable without severe complications. Postoperative disability was significantly associated with short-term survival after TES.

Keyphrases

squamous cell carcinoma
small cell lung cancer
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
patients undergoing
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
spinal cord injury