Bernasconi V, Ceretti L, Farabola M, Zavanone M L
Minerva Med. 1984 May 31;75(22-23):1359-63.
Radiotherapy in primary and metastatic spinal cord tumors following surgical treatment, or even without surgery, is very effective. The Authors analyse the different types of spinal tumors giving the survival time for every one. The results are related to the possible medullary damage before radiotherapy and to the sensibility of the tumor itself. The Authors emphasize the importance of two factors: 1) early diagnosis (myelography); 2) immediate therapy (high dose steroids, surgical decompression and/or radiotherapy).
在手术治疗后，甚至在未进行手术的情况下，对原发性和转移性脊髓肿瘤进行放射治疗非常有效。作者分析了不同类型的脊髓肿瘤，并给出了每种肿瘤的生存时间。结果与放疗前可能存在的髓质损伤以及肿瘤本身的敏感性有关。作者强调了两个因素的重要性：1）早期诊断（脊髓造影）；2）立即治疗（高剂量类固醇、手术减压和/或放疗）。
