SPINAL METASTASIS

Course overview

SPINAL METASTASES ARE THE MOST COMMON TUMORS OF THE SPINE. THESE ARE MORE COMMONLY FOUND AS BONE METASTASIS AND MAY PRESENT WITH SYMPTOMS OF SPINAL CANAL INVASION AND CORD COMPRESSION. A DEFINING FEATURE OF THESE LESIONS ON MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) IS THE SPARING OF INTER-VERTEBRAL DISC SPACE. THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITY EMPHASIZES THE ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY FOR INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MEMBERS TO HAVE WHILE TREATING PATIENTS WITH SPINAL METASTASIS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, PRESENTATION, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF SPINAL METASTATIC DISEASE, AND THE ROLE OF THE INTER-PROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING, DIAGNOSING, AND MANAGING THE CONDITION.