Current surgical strategies for treating spinal tumors: Results of a questionnaire survey among members of the German Spine Society (DWG)

ConclusionIn spite of often large numbers of spinal operations, the centers perform relatively small numbers of tumor operations, particularly for primary tumors. A nearly three-quarter majority of the departments are integrated into interdisciplinary tumor care. However, there is a marked number that do not belong to an interdisciplinary organisation. Further advances in multidisciplinarity and oncology training are a continuous issue to increase treatment quality in spinal tumor patients.
Source: European Journal of Surgical Oncology (EJSO) - Category: Surgery Source Type: research