Kirurško liječenje metastaza kralježnice

Spinal metastatic disease is a rather common occurrence and definitely warrants attention and treatment due to the high likelihood of leaving cancer patients severely disabled in their final months of life. Recent developments in the understanding of the behavior of different tumor types, as well as advances in surgical treatment, are allowing for the evolution of treatment algorithms, especially when surgical treatment is to be considered. Th is paper gives an overview of the decisionmaking process and the array of surgical options currently available.Metastatska bolest kralježnice je dosta učestala i zasigurno zaslužuje pozornost i liječenje zbog visoke vjerojatnosti da bi inače bolesnici s karcinomom ostali oduzeti u svojim posljednjim mjesecima života. Novija postignuća i shvaćanja ponašanja raznih tipova tumora te unaprjeđenja u kirurškim tehnikama omogućuju evoluciju algoritama, pogotovo kada se kirurško liječenje razmatra. Ovaj rad daje pregled postupka donošenja odluka i ističe razne kirurške mogućnosti koje su trenutno dostupne