Spine metastases affect a significant number of cancer patients each year, with the spine being the third most common location for cancer spread. As patients live longer with improved treatments, the opportunity for recurrence at previously treated sites increases. Here, we describe seven patients with recurrent, compressive, metastatic spine tumors at previously surgically treated sites that required additional surgical intervention with manipulation of at least one rod. Five of the patients had recurrence including adjacent levels while two had recurrence solely at the previously decompressed level. The patients remained ambulatory for an average of 31.2 months after the initial surgery. We also discuss the role of adjuvant treatment in these patients and review the literature.
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