Role of percutaneous vertebroplasty and biopsy in diagnostics and treatment of pateints with spinal tumors

Treatment of the pain syndrome in cancer patients is one of the most important problems in oncology. And the fact that 85-96% of patients complain to pain makes this aspect of the treatment very actual. Percutaneous biopsy of the spine is small invasive and effective way in the preoperative investigation in patients with spinal tumors and its effectiveness in some cases reaches 83-97%. Percutaneous vertebroplasty is modern and effective way of treatment of patients with spinal tumors. In case of adequate indications to the procedure its effectiveness reaches 85-95%. Complication rate is rather small 2-7%.

percutaneous vertebroplasty, biopsy, Spinal tumors