Long-Term Results of Surgical Treatment for Benign Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Tumors in Adults

Abstract

Oncologic and orthopaedics results of surgical treatment of 32 patients with benign tumors of the thoracic and lumbar spine were analyzed. Tumors were manifested by the following nosologic forms: hemangioma, giant cell tumor, osteoid osteoma, osteoblastoma. Follow up period was from 2 to 16 years, at the time of results evaluation all patients were alive. It was shown that the following factors were responsible for the impairment of treatment results: late diagnosis, surgical treatment at nonspecialized clinics, widely spread tumor, severe neurologic disorders, spine deformity in the postoperative period.