• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.939-946
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• 2019

Objective: To report our initial experience of percutaneous sacroplasty (PSP) with an interpedicular approach for treating painful sacral metastases involving multiple sacral vertebral bodies. Materials and Methods: This study prospectively enrolled 10 consecutive patients (six men and four women; mean age, 56.3 ± 13.8 years) who underwent PSP for painful sacral metastases involving multiple sacral vertebral bodies from March 2017 to September 2018. Visual analogue scale (VAS) scores, Oswestry disability index (ODI) values, and the number of opioids prescribed to the patients were assessed before and after PSP. The procedure duration, length of hospitalization, and complications were also recorded. Results: Mean VAS and ODI declined significantly from 6.90 ± 1.20 and 74.40 ± 5.48 before the procedure to 2.70 ± 1.34 and 29.60 ± 14.57 after the procedure, respectively (p < 0.01). The median number of opioids prescribed per patient decreased from 2 (interquartile range [IQR] 1-3) pre-procedure to 1 (IQR 0-3) post-procedure (p < 0.01). Nine of the 10 patients showed no or decreased opioid usage, and only 1 patient showed unchanged usage. The mean procedure duration was 48.5 ± 3.0 minutes. The average length of hospitalization was 4.7 ± 1.7 days. Extraosseous cement leakage occurred in three cases without causing any clinical complications. Conclusion: PSP with an interpedicular approach is a safe and effective treatment in patients with painful sacral metastases involving multiple sacral vertebral bodies and can relieve pain and improve mobility.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.127-134
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• 2012

Objective: To analyze the prognostic factors thought to be related with survival time after a spinal metastasis operation. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 217 patients who underwent spinal metastasis operations in our hospital from 2001 to 2009. Hematological malignancies, such as multiple myeloma and lymphoma, were excluded. The factors thought to be related with postoperative survival time were gender, age (below 55, above 56), primary tumor growth rate (slow, moderate, rapid group), spinal location (cervical, thoracic, and lumbo-sacral spine), the timing of radiation therapy (preoperative, postoperative, no radiation), operation type (decompressive laminectomy with or without posterior fixation, corpectomy with anterior fusion, corpectomy with posterior fixation), preoperative systemic condition (below 5 points, above 6 points classified by Tomita scoring), pre- and postoperative ambulatory function (ambulatory, non-ambulatory), number of spinal metastases (single, multiple), time to spinal metastasis from the primary cancer diagnosis (below 21 months, above 22 months), and postoperative complication. Results: The study cohort mean age at the time of surgery was 55.5 years. The median survival time after spinal operation and spinal metastasis diagnosis were 6.0 and 9.0 months. In univariate analysis, factors such as gender, primary tumor growth rate, preoperative systemic condition, and preoperative and postoperative ambulatory status were shown to be related to postoperative survival. In multivariate analysis, statistically significant factors were preoperative systemic condition (p=0.048) and postoperative ambulatory status (p<0.001). The other factors had no statistical significance. Conclusion: The factors predictive for postoperative survival time should be considered in the surgery of spinal metastasis patients.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.238-241
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• 1999

Intractable pain arising from disorders of the viscera and somatic structures within the pelvis and perineum often poses difficult problems for the pain pratitioner. The reason for this difficulty is that the region contains diverse anatomic structures with mixed somatic, visceral, and autonomic innervation affecting bladder and bowel control and sexual function. Clinically, sympathetic pain in the perineum has a distinctly vague, burning, and poorly localized quality and is frequently associated with the sensation of urgency. Although various approaches have been proposed for the management of intractable perineal pain, their efficacy and applications are limited. Historically, neurolytic blockade in this region has been focused mainly on somatic rather than sympathetic components. The efficacy of neurolytic ganglion impar block has been demonstrated in treating perineal pain without significant somatovisceral dysfunctions for patient with advanced cancer in 1990. The introduction of superior hypogastric plexus block in 1990 demonstrated its effectiveness in patients with cancer related pelvic pain. In our report, five patients had advanced cancer (rectal caner 3; cervix cancer 1; metastases to sacral portion of renal cell cancer 1). Localized perineal pain was present in all cases and was characterized as burning and urgent with 9~10/10 pain intensity. After neurolytic block of ganglion impar, patients experiened incomplete pain reduction (7~8/10), as determined by the VAS (visual analogue scale), and change in pain site. We then treated with superior hypogastric plexus block, which produced satisfactory pain relief (to less than 4/10), without complication.

• 대한골관절종양학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.38-44
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• 1995

1988년부터 1993년까지 최근 6년간 고신의료원에서 전이성 골종양으로 진단받고 치료받았던 환자중 조직학적으로 확진되었던 417명의 환자를 대상으로 후향적 조사를 통하여 연령별, 성별, 골전이 부위별 분포와 원발성 암에 따른 전이의 양상을 분석하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 골전이를 가장 잘 일으키는 원발성 암은 폐암(29.5%), 위암(15.3%), 유방암(11.3%), 자궁경부암(5.3%), 간암(4.8%)등의 순이었으며, 원발 부위 미상의 전이성 골종양은 7.7%였다. 2. 연령 분포는 40대 이후에서 발생한 경우가 85.3%로 대부분을 차지하였으며, 평균 연령은 54.8세였다. 남자의 경우 50대(39.4%), 60대(27.5%), 40대(14.3%)의 순이었으며, 여자의 경우는 50대(31.9%), 40대(21.7%), 60대(20.5%)의 순으로 발생하였다. 3. 골전이 부위별 분포는 척추(25.2%), 골반골(16.0%), 늑골(15.3%), 대퇴골(14.5%), 두개골(8.3%), 상완골(5.5%), 견갑골(5.1%)등의 순이었으며, 골전이의 분포 양상은 체간골이 75.8%로 가장 많았고, 그 다음으로 근위부의 장관골이 19.8%, 슬관절과 주관절 이하의 원위 골격계가 4.4%의 순으로 나타났다. 척추 중에서는 흉추(42.1%), 요추(39.1%), 경추(13.2%), 천추(5.6%)의 순으로 나타났다. 4. 골전이 부위별 분포는 원발성 암의 종류에 관계없이 다발성 전이(73.1%)가 단발성 전이(26.9%) 보다 많았다. 5. 원발성 종양에 따른 분포 양상은 폐암의 경우 연령 분포는 50대, 60대, 40대의 순이었고, 남녀비는 2.3 : 1이었으며, 골전이는 척추, 골반, 대퇴골의 순으로 발생하였다. 위암의 경우 연령 분포는 50대, 60대, 40대의 순이었고, 골전이 부위는 척추, 대퇴골, 골반의 순이었다. 유방암의 경우 연령 분포는 40대, 50대, 30대의 순이었고, 골전이 부위는 척추, 늑골, 골반의 순이었다. 6. 원발 부위 미상의 전이성 골종양의 경우는 60대가 가장 많았으며, 30대부터 70대까지 분포되어 있었다. 골전이 부위는 척추, 대퇴골, 골반골, 늑골, 견갑골의 순이었으며, 조직학적으로는 선암, 편평세포암이 많았다.