title: Current and emerging concepts in non-invasive and minimally invasive management of spine metastasis.
abstract: To provide a comprehensive review on the presentation, work-up and the management of spine metastasis with or without epidural spinal cord compression with focus on the roles of surgery and radiotherapy. Emphasis has been laid on the technological advances with recent development of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) or radiosurgery (SRS) and minimally invasive surgical approaches like kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation-Oncology, James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, KY, USA. aashbhatt@gmail.com
authors.forename: Aashish D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Bhatt
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Schuler
authors.forename: Maxwell
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boakye
authors.forename: Shiao Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Woo
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D058498:Kyphoplasty; D007796:Laminectomy; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D011788:Quality of Life; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*