Six patients with spinal tumor were operated on using titanium mesh cages. Four patients were male and two were female. The average age of the patients was 54 years (range: 40 to 65 years). Three cases were of the cervical level and the others were thoracic. All patients had severe neck or back pain, and one patient had nerve pain. The follow-up ranged from 4 to 17 months (mean: 9.2 months). Four patients received the anteroposterior approach, and two the anterior approach.
The operative time was 150 to 255 minutes (mean: 195 minutes). The mean intraoperative blood loss came to 330g (range: 70 to 750g). All patients reported that their pain decreased or disappeared. No cage failure or extrusion was observed.
