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UNLABELLED: To present the results obtained from surgical treatment of patients with vertebral metastases, comparing them with the modified Tokuhashi score in order to validate the applicability of this score for prognostic predictions and for choosing surgical treatments. METHODS: This was a retrospective study on 157 patients treated surgically for spinal metastasis in Erastus Gaertner Hospital in Curitiba. The Tokuhashi score was applied retrospectively to all the patients. The patients' actual survival time was compared with the expected survival time using the Tokuhashi score. RESULTS: There were 82 females and 75 males. The most frequent location of the primary tumor was the breast. The thoracic region was involved in 66.2%, lumbar region in 65.6%, cervical region in 15.9% and sacral region in 12.7%. All the patients underwent surgical treatment. The most frequent indication for treatment was intractable pain (89.2%). There was partial or complete improvement in a majority of the cases (52.2%). Out of 157 cases studied, 86.6% died. The maximum survival time was 13.6 years, the minimum was 3 days and the mean was 13.2 months. The following frequencies of Tokuhashi scores were found among the operated cases: up to 8 points, 111 cases; 9-11 points, 43 cases; and 12-15 points, three cases. The mean survival time in months for all 157 patients according to the Tokuhashi score was: 0-8 points, 15.4 months; 9-11 points, 11.4 months; and 12-15 points, 12 months. CONCLUSION: Unlike the nonsurgical approach recommended by Tokuhashi for patients with lower scores, this group in our study was sent for surgery, with better results than those of non-operated patients reported by Tokuhashi.
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OBJETIVO: Apresentar os resultados obtidos no tratamento dos pacientes com metástases vertebrais, tratados cirurgicamente, comparando-os com o escore de Tokuhashi modificado, a fim de validar a aplicabilidade deste escore na predição prognóstica e na escolha terapêutica cirúrgica. MÉTODOS: Estudo retrospectivo de 157 pacientes tratados cirurgicamente por metástase vertebral no Hospital Erasto Gaertner em Curitiba. O escore de Tokuhashi foi aplicado, retrospectivamente, em todos os pacientes. O tempo de sobrevida real dos pacientes foi comparado com o tempo de sobrevida esperado pelo escore de Tokuhashi. RESULTADOS: Foram estudados 82 pacientes do sexo feminino e 75 do masculino. O local do tumor primário mais frequente foi a mama. A região torácica foi acometida em 66,2 por cento, lombar em 65,6 por cento, cervical em 15,9 por cento e sacral em 12,7 por cento. Todos os pacientes foram submetidos ao tratamento cirúrgico. A indicação mais frequente do tratamento foi dor intratável (89,2 por cento). Houve melhora parcial ou total na maioria dos casos (52,2 por cento). Dos 157 casos estudados, 86,6 por cento evoluíram a óbito, sendo o tempo máximo de sobrevida de 13,6 anos, o mínimo de três dias e o médio de 13,2 meses. A pontuação dos casos operados segundo Tokuhashi apresentou a seguinte frequência: até 8 pontos, 111 casos; de 9 a 11 pontos, 43 casos e de 12 a 15 pontos, três casos. O tempo médio de sobrevida em meses para todos os 157 pacientes segundo o escore de Tokuhashi foi: de 0 a 8 pontos, 15,4 meses; de 9 a 11 pontos, 11,4 meses; e de 12 a 15 pontos, 12 meses. CONCLUSÃO: Diferente da conduta não cirúrgica preconizada por Tokuhashi para os pacientes de pontuação mais baixa, em nosso estudo, este mesmo grupo foi encaminhado à cirurgia com resultados melhores do que os pacientes não operados referidos por Tokuhashi.
OBJECTIVE: To present the results obtained from surgical treatment of patients with vertebral metastases, comparing them with the modified Tokuhashi score in order to validate the applicability of this score for prognostic predictions and for choosing surgical treatments. METHODS: This was a retrospective study on 157 patients treated surgically for spinal metastasis in Erastus Gaertner Hospital in Curitiba. The Tokuhashi score was applied retrospectively to all the patients. The patients' actual survival time was compared with the expected survival time using the Tokuhashi score. RESULTS: There were 82 females and 75 males. The most frequent location of the primary tumor was the breast. The thoracic region was involved in 66.2 percent, lumbar region in 65.6 percent, cervical region in 15.9 percent and sacral region in 12.7 percent. All the patients underwent surgical treatment. The most frequent indication for treatment was intractable pain (89.2 percent). There was partial or complete improvement in a majority of the cases (52.2 percent). Out of 157 cases studied, 86.6 percent died. The maximum survival time was 13.6 years, the minimum was 3 days and the mean was 13.2 months. The following frequencies of Tokuhashi scores were found among the operated cases: up to 8 points, 111 cases; 9-11 points, 43 cases; and 12-15 points, three cases. The mean survival time in months for all 157 patients according to the Tokuhashi score was: 0-8 points, 15.4 months; 9-11 points, 11.4 months; and 12-15 points, 12 months. CONCLUSION: Unlike the nonsurgical approach recommended by Tokuhashi for patients with lower scores, this group in our study was sent for surgery, with better results than those of non-operated patients reported by Tokuhashi.
