Utility of expanded anterior column resection versus decompression-alone for local control in the management of carcinomatous vertebral column metastases undergoing adjuvant stereotactic radiotherapy
Pennington Z, Pairojboriboon S, Chen X, Sacino A, Elsamadicy AA, de la Garza Ramos R, Patel J, Elder BD, Kleinberg LR, Sciubba DM, Redmond KJ, Lo SL. Utility of expanded anterior column resection versus decompression-alone for local control in the management of carcinomatous vertebral column metastases undergoing adjuvant stereotactic radiotherapy. The Spine Journal 2021, 22: 835-846. PMID: 34718175, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2021.10.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic body radiotherapyLong-term local controlLocal recurrenceLocal controlAnterior columnTumor pathologyCommon primary tumor typesSingle comprehensive cancer centerAdjuvant stereotactic radiotherapySpinal column metastasesVertebral Column MetastasesRetrospective cohort studyLocal control ratePrimary tumor typeLocal tumor recurrenceComprehensive cancer centerKaplan-Meier functionInvasive surgical techniquesEpidural removalAdjuvant radiotherapySurgical debulkingCohort studyDisease resectionSpinal metastasesTumor involvement