Opening book details…
Can I read Management of metastatic vertebral lesions by interventional techniques: Systematic review of outcomes on EtoBox?
Management of metastatic vertebral lesions by interventional techniques: Systematic review of outcomes by Reddy Ravikanth is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Management of metastatic vertebral lesions by interventional techniques: Systematic review of outcomes about?
Vertebral metastases represent an important cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality. Among all available treatments, interventional percutaneous techniques have recently emerged as potential strategies for the management of oncologic patients with vertebral lesions. Minimally invasive image-guided therapies include “ablative” and “consolidative” ones. According to the number of metastases and the patient's performance status, ablative techniques can be performed with a curative or a palliative purpose since necrosis induced by critic changes of intralesional temperature determines both tumor debulking and destruction of pain receptors. On the other hand, consolidative treatments are based on the injection of polymethylmethacrylate cement to improve structural vertebral integrity and obtain pain alleviation and prevention of skeletal-related events. This article reviews the current recommendations supporting the role of interventional radiology in the management of vertebral metastases, focusing on the last updates in literature.
Who reads Management of metastatic vertebral lesions by interventional techniques: Systematic review of outcomes?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Medicine.
- Author
- Reddy Ravikanth
- Publisher
- Medknow
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)