Mohammed Banat, Anna-Laura Potthoff, Motaz Hamed, Valeri Borger, Jasmin E Scorzin, Tim Lampmann, Harun Asoglu, Logman Khalafov, Frederic C Schmeel, Daniel Paech, Alexander Radbruch, Louisa Nitsch, Johannes Weller, Ulrich Herrlinger, Marieta Toma, Gerrit H Gielen, Hartmut Vatter, Matthias Schneider
PURPOSE: Patients with spinal metastases (SM) from solid neoplasms typically exhibit progression to an advanced cancer stage. Such metastases can either develop concurrently with an existing cancer diagnosis (termed metachronous SM) or emerge as the initial indication of an undiagnosed malignancy (referred to as synchronous SM). The present study investigates the prognostic implications of synchronous compared to metachronous SM following surgical resection. METHODS: From 2015 to 2020, a total of 211 individuals underwent surgical intervention for SM at our neuro-oncology facility...
March 19, 2024: Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology