Epidemiological characteristics of primary spinal osseous tumors in Eastern China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary spinal osseous tumors are rare, yet they represent a difficult treatment paradigm because of the complexities of tumor resection and significant resistance to chemotherapy and radiation therapy. The geographic distribution of primary spinal osseous tumors throughout the world appears to be quite variable, with a very low incidence reported in Asian countries.

Methods

Data on 1209 cases of primary spinal osseous malignant and benign tumor cases diagnosed during the 20-year period of 1995 through 2015 in eastern China were analyzed.

Results

In 780 cases (64.5%), the lesion was benign and in 429 (35.5%) was malignant. The commonest primary malignant tumors were chordoma (9.8% of all cases) followed by plasma cell myeloma (8.5% of all cases). The most c

SUBMITTER: Zhou Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5379532 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature