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8854273

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-24
pubmed:abstractText
A retrospective study of 13 patients with metastases to the upper cervical spine was designed to examine the clinical efficacy of surgical treatment. All patients had severe neck pain and two had quadriplegia. Eleven patients underwent operative posterior stabilization, and two patients were treated with a brace and radiotherapy. Pain relief after surgery was significant so that 10 of the 11 patients could leave bed and resume their normal activities. The other two patients who were treated nonoperatively had severe dementia and sudden death from a respiratory arrest after a fall, despite temporary relief from pain. Surgery may be very successful in improving the quality of life of patients who have pain and/or paralysis caused by metastases to the upper cervical spine.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0895-0385
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
195-201
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Metastases to the upper cervical spine.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article