title: [Metastases of the spinal canal--clinical aspects and surgical results].
abstract: 48 patients (31 men, 17 women) were operated on because of a metastic tumour of the spinal canal. The average age at the time of operation being 53 years. After a mean duration of the disease of 6 months 43 patients were operated on with severe transverse lesions. A primary carcinoma was known in 11 patients. After the operation an improvement was observed in 17 patients. The mortality in a period of 2 weeks after the operation was 21%, and after 8 weeks 42%.
authors.affiliation: Neurochirurgischen Klinik, Klinikums Berlin-Buch.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gräwe
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Siedschlag
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nisch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010178:Pancoast Syndrome / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Metastasen des Spinalkanals--Klinik und Operationsergebnisse.