Complication avoidance, rehabilitation, pain therapy and palliative care for patients with metastatic spine tumors: WFNS spine committee recommendations.

Objective: This review aims to formulate the most current, evidence-based recommendations regarding complication avoidance, rehabilitation, pain therapy and palliative care for patients with metastatic spine tumors.

Methods: A systematic literature search in PubMed and MEDLINE, and was performed from 2013 to 2023 using the search terms "complications" + "spine metastases", "spine metastases" + + "rehabilitation", "spine metastases" + "pain therapy" + "palliative care". Screening criteria resulted in 35, 15 and 56 studies respectively that were analyzed.

Growth rate of a giant Tarlov (perineural) cyst with intrapelvic extension.

Background And Importance: Giant Tarlov cysts (GTCs) are perineural cysts and their presacral intrapelvic extension are extremely rare entities. We present a case of GTC with intrapelvic extension who has preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) follow-ups of 12 years, and we demonstrate the annual growth rate and the time-size correlation of a GTC.

Methods: Case report.

Factors Affecting the Outcome of Spine Metastases: A Single-Center Evaluation in Surgically Treated Patients.

Background: The estimation of survival is extremely important for metastatic disease in the spine. The aim of this study was to determine the factors affecting the outcome of patients with spinal metastasis, primarily the character of neurologic deficit and the histopathology of the tumor.

Method: A retrospective examination was made of 158 patients with spinal metastasis who were followed up in our clinic between 2010 and 2020 and underwent surgical intervention.

Maximum Safety Limits of Laminectomy of the C1 Vertebra for Chiari Malformation Surgery: A Finite Element Analysis.

Background: The treatment of Chiari malformations generally consists of posterior fossa decompression. C1 laminectomy is required in selected cases. However, cases of iatrogenic anterior arch fractures at C1 without high-energy trauma have been reported.

Spinal Schwannomas: A Proposal for a New Classification to Aid Surgical Planning.

Background The treatment of spinal schwannomas, which is the most common nerve sheath tumor, is total microsurgical resection. The localization, size and relationship with the surrounding structures of these tumors are crucial in terms of preoperative planning. A new classification method is presented in this study for the surgical planning of spinal schwannoma.

Short-Term Results of Simpson Grade 2 Resection in Spinal Meningiomas.

Background: Spinal meningiomas are benign and slow-growing intradural tumors. Surgery is the choice of treatment. In this retrospective study, results of minimally invasive Simpson grade 2 resection and its impact on recurrence in 44 spinal meningiomas are reviewed.

Results of percutaneous cervical vertebroplasty using an anterolateral approach for cervical spine tumors.

Objective: The aim of this study was to report the results of percutaneous vertebroplasty in managing symptomatic osteolytic cervical spine tumors.

Methods: This study comprised a retrospective examination of patients who received percutaneous vertebroplasty between 2008 and 2020 for the treatment of tumor-induced symptomatic cervical vertebra involvement. The study summarized the demographics, vertebral levels, pain control rates, clinical results, and complications of percutaneous vertebroplasty using an anterolateral approach.