Prognostic factors in patients with metastatic spine tumors derived from lung cancer—a novel scoring system for predicting life expectancy
Abstract Background Recently, molecule-targeting and bone-modifying agents have improved the treatment outcomes of lung cancer-derived metastatic spine tumors. Therefore, the prognostic factors for such tumors were examined, and novel scoring systems for predicting the life expectancy of patients wi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-07-01
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Series: | World Journal of Surgical Oncology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-018-1439-x |