title: Management of spinal secondary tumours.
abstract: Increasing interest in the problems of managing patients with metastatic spinal disease has resulted not only in major changes in management but also in improvements in outcome. This article reviews these changes and stresses that the most important factor in improving outcome remains early diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Surgical Neurology, Walton Hospital, Liverpool.
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Findlay
mesh_terms: D003663:Decision Trees; D006801:Humans; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*