Abstract

Background: Spine metastases (SM), the last stage cancers are known as the terminal stage of the primary tumor with severe symptoms in almost 10% of SM cases. Until now, no proven curative treatment for spinal metastases so, the topic is frequently debatable to improve the quality of life (QOL) and to provide the relief of the symptoms in the spinal patients.
Objective: The aim of this study to observe incidence of Spine Mets in Cancer patients and to perform a quality assessment of a patient’s life with vertebral metastases and indicating the available management options.
Methods: All the patients of metastatic spinal disease from entire over the Punjab who went to our department were approached to settle the survey before getting the treatment and after accepting the treatment. Just those patients incorporated the investigation who got 35Gy per 12 fractions (3500cGy/12 fractions) treatment dosage.
Results: succeeding common areas were T/L spine [n=59, 22.8%], L/S spine [n=23, 8.58%], C/T spine [n=12, 4.48%], cervical and T/L/S spine [n=8, 2.99%], C/T/L spine [n=4, 1.49%] and sacral spine [n=3, 1.12%].
Conclusion: There is affirmative proof that the multidisciplinary approach must be employed for governing the metastatic tumor to the spine.