Increasing number of people are suffering from a spine tumor. While primary tumors are rare conditions, metastatic lesions (a distant secondary tumor of a primary cancer) are more frequent due to the population aging and extended survival of cancer patients. These tumors can cause severe pain, neurological deficit and a significant decrease of quality of life. Due to the development of spine surgical techniques and also the modern radiotherapy, most of the spinal tumors can be succesfully treated providing a pain relief and improvement of the patient’s quality of life. The emergence of minimally invasive surgical techniques have widen the group of surgically manageable patients. Because of the severity of the disease and the complexity of the therapy, spine tumor surgeries can be performed effectively and safely only by experienced spine surgeons in spine tumor centers.
Primary spine tumors
These tumors are rare diseases where surgical treatment is often the only one therapeutic option.
Spinal metastasis
Secondary spinal cancer is a frequent, painful and disabling condition, where surgery can improve the quality of life.
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Primary spinal tumors
Primary tumors originating from the spine are very complex and challenging entities totreat. Due to their rarity, a multicenter collaborative network is essential to shepherd thebest research and contribute to the dissemination of the best evidence possible. Overthe...
Spinal metastasis
The spinal column is the most common site for bone metastasis. Estimates indicate that at least 30 percent and as high as 70 percent of patients with cancer will experience spread of cancer to their spine. Common primary cancers that spread to the spine are lung,...