2000 Volume 49 Issue 4 Pages 1104-1107
We report five patients with metastatic spinal tumor treated with Instrumentation surgery. They consisted of four males and one female. Their average age was 68 years old, ranging from 52 to 82 years old. Three had been previously diagnosed as colon cancer, rectal cancer or endometrial cancer. Two were diagnosed as prostate cancer or lung cancer after surgery.
We performed posterior spinal arthrodesis with Horizon CD for all the cases. The operation time was 3.5 hours, and intraoperative bleeding was 297 gram on average. All the cases showed improvement of the activities of daily living (ADL).
We recommended Instrumentation surgery for the treatment of metastatic spinal tumor.
