title: [Therapy progress of spinal cord compression by metastatic spinal tumor].
abstract: Metastatic epidural compression of the spinal cord is a significant source of morbidity in patients with systemic cancer. With improvment of oncotheray, survival period in the patients is improving and metastatic cord compression is en- countered increasingly often. Surgical management performed for early circumferential decompression for the spinal cord com- pression with spine instability, and spine reconstruction performed. Patients with radiosensitive tumours without spine instabili- ty, radiotherapy is an effective therapy. Spinal stereotactic radiosurgery and minimally invasive techniques, such as vertebro- plasty and kyphoplasty, percutaneous pedicle screw fixation, radiofrequency ablation are promising options for treatment of cer- tain selected patients with spinal metastases.
authors.forename: Yao-sheng
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Qi-zhen
authors.initials: QZ
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Shu-bin
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Wei-gang
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Ming-xing
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Lei
mesh_terms: D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000628:therapy*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*