title: Metastatic disease of the spine.
abstract: Advances in imaging studies and techniques of spinal stabilization permit improved surgical treatment of patients with metastatic disease of the spine. Preoperative evaluation, selection of patients for operative management, and results of published clinical series are reviewed. Surgical approaches for optimal tumor excision, neural decompression, and spinal stabilization are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Fla.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Currier
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D010808:Physical Examination; D011379:Prognosis; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery