Surgery and stereotactic radiosurgery for spinal leiomyosarcoma: a single-institution retrospective series and systematic review

CONCLUSIONS: The authors present the largest series in the literature of spinal LMS and the first on SRS for spinal LMS. This study shows that LTC is statistically significantly better in patients receiving upfront SRS instead of surgery. The OS does not appear different between the two groups.PMID:38157539 | DOI:10.3171/2023.10.SPINE23666

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - December 29, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Aroosa Zamarud Neelan J Marianayagam Vashisht Sekar Stefano Testa David J Park Ulas Yener Tamra-Lee McCleary Kelly H Yoo Sara Emrich Armine Tayag Louisa Ustrzynski Erqi Pollom Scott Soltys Lei Wang Greg Charville Kristen Ganjoo Steven D Chang Antonio Meol Source Type: research