Clinical presentation, management and outcomes of sacral metastases: a multicenter, retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sacral metastases are rare and literature regarding their management is sparse. This multicenter, prospective, observational study aimed to determine health related-quality of life (HRQOL) and pain in patients treated for sacral metastases with surgery and/or radiation therapy (RT). The secondary objectives were to describe the adverse event (AE) profile and change in neurologic function in this population.

Methods

Twenty-three patients presenting with symptomatic sacral metastases were identified from the Epidemiology, Process and Outcomes of Spine Oncology (EPOSO) dataset, a prospective multicenter study on spinal metastases. Patients requiring surgery and/or RT between August 2013 and February 2017 were prospectively enrolled. HRQOL, assessed by the Spine Oncol

SUBMITTER: Charest-Morin R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6595205 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature