Background Patients with spinal epidural metastases (SEM) often experience a reduction in
ambulatory status and, thus, the quality of life. Predicting which patients will benefit from a …

Purpose Evaluation of risk factors for survival in patients surgically treated for symptomatic
spinal epidural metastases (SEM). Methods One hundred and six patients who were …

Background Prognostic scores have been proposed to guide the treatment of patients with
metastatic spine disease (MSD), but their accuracy and usefulness are controversial. The …

Background The treatment of spinal epidural metastasis is multidisciplinary and usually
involves a team of medical oncologists, radiologists, radiotherapists, and spinal surgeons …

BACKGROUND. The surgical treatment of spinal epidural metastasis is evolving. To be a
surgical candidate, a patient should have a life expectancy of at least 3 months. Estimation …

Aim Surgery for spinal metastases can improve symptoms, but sometimes complications can
negate the benefits. Operations may have different indications, complexities and risks, and …

Object To identify pre-operative prognostic parameters for survival in patients with spinal
epidural neoplastic metastasis when the primary tumour is unknown. Methods This study …

Abstract Background Context The New England Spinal Metastasis Score (NESMS) was
proposed as an intuitive and accessible prognostic tool for predicting survival in patients …

Background Predicting survival after surgery for patients with metastatic spine disease can
be challenging, with multiple variables that can influence a patient's overall survival …

Background context Prediction models for outcome of decompressive surgical resection of
spinal epidural metastases (SEM) have in common that they have been developed for all …