Results of surgical treatment of patients with spinal tumors

Abstract

Primary spinal tumors are quite rare and, according the some authors, make up less than 5% of all bone tumors. Surgical method in the treatment of most malignant tumors is the only or the main component of the combined and complex therapy. A radical method of surgical treatment of spinal tumors is to removal of a tumor as a single unit within the surrounding healthy tissue. Objective. To evaluate the results of radical surgical treatment of spinal tumors. Materials and methods. From 2004 to 2018 in the department of vertebral surgery of the National Medical Research Center of Oncology named after N.N. Blokhin treated 50 patients with spinal tumors who underwent surgical treatment in a radical volume. The functional results of the treatment were assessed according to the Karnofsky general condition scale, the Frankel neurological status assessment, and the pain syndrome was evaluated using the VAS and Watkins scales. The analysis of complications of surgical treatment, as well as the evaluation of oncological results was performed. Results. As a result of surgical treatment, the patient showed improvement in general condition, surgical treatment contributed to an increase in the rate of complete relief of pain by 4 times. An improvement in the results of neurological status after performing surgical treatment is also noted. Thus, the results of a clinical study showed good functional results.