title: Metastatic disease to the spine: diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Frassica
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kostuik
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Frassica
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010166:Palliative Care; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery