| Diagnosis and management of metastatic cervical spine tumors. | |
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PMID: 22082631 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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The bony spine is overall the third most common site for distant cancer metastasis, with the cervical spine involved in approximately 8 to 20% of metastatic spine disease cases. Diagnosis and management of metastatic spine disease requires disease categorization into the compartment involved, pathology of the lesion, and anatomic region involved. The diagnostic approach should commence with careful physical examination, and the workup should include plain radiographs, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, and bone scintigraphy. Management ranges from palliative nonoperative to aggressive surgical treatment. Optimal management requires proper patient selection to individualize the most appropriate treatment modality. |
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Camilo A Molina; Ziya L Gokaslan; Daniel M Sciubba |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2011-10-22 |
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Title: The Orthopedic clinics of North America Volume: 43 ISSN: 1558-1373 ISO Abbreviation: Orthop. Clin. North Am. Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2011-11-15 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0254463 Medline TA: Orthop Clin North Am Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 75-87 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. |
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