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KMID : 0378120030300020221
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Chungnam Medical Journal
2003 Volume.30 No. 2 p.221 ~ p.228
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Surgical Treatment in Spinal Metastatic Tumor -focused in evaluation of life quality-
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Yang Jun-Young
Lee June-Kyu
Hong Ui-Pyo
Ahn Sung-Hwan
Lee Jung-Bum
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Abstract
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To evaluate the clinical results of surgical treatment in metastatic spinal tumor patients. Thirteen patients of spinal metastatic tumor, treated by surgical methods, in this hospital from 1996 to 1999, were included in this study. We analysed pre and post operative pain, neurologic symptom and life quality. Preoperatively, all patients complained of pain and one case do could self walking, one case could do self sitting, and eleven patients were bed-ridden states. Postoperatively, pain was subsided in all cases. Neurologic symptom recovered in 75% of patients who had had preoperative neurologic symptoms. Postoperatively, patients walk or sit without assistance in 92% of cases. Mean postoperative span of survival was 11.2 months. Surgical treatment of spinal metastatic tumor improved the neurologic status and reduced pain. So, we conclude that if indicated, surgical treatment seems to achieve better results than conservative treatment in spinal metastatic tumor patient.
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KEYWORD
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Spine, Metastasis, Surgical treatment
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