Surgical treatment of tumours and metastases of the spine by minimally invasive cavity-coblation method.

Tumours and metastases of the spine are extremely stressful for patients, especially for elderly multimorbid patients. The modern cavity/coblation method offers a very good therapeutic alternative for such patients. The goal of this article was to evaluate and present the characteristics, significance, opportunities, issues of the minimum invasive cavity/coblation method as well as the results of the treatment of 302 patients with vertebral tumours and metastases.

Treatment of tumors and metastases of the spine by minimally invasive CAVITY-coblation method (plasma field therapy).

Background: A radical surgery of spine metastases is not possible in many cases, especially by elder multi morbid patients. The modern CAVITY/coblation method offers a very good therapeutic alternative for such patients. The goal of this paper was to evaluate and present the method as well as the results of the treatment of 302 patients with vertebral tumors/metastases.