Table 2.
Score 0 | Score 1 | Score 2 | Score 3 | Score 4 | Score 5 | |
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Karnofsky’s performance (%) | 10–40 | 50–70 | 80–100 | |||
Extraspinal bone metastases | 3 or more | 1–2 | 0 | |||
Vertebral metastases | 3 or more | 2 | 1 | |||
Visceral metastases | Unremovable | Removable | None | |||
Primary site (e.g.) | Lung | Liver | Other | Kidney | Rectum | Breast |
Palsy | Frankel A, B | Frankel C, D | Frankel E |
Scores for the six individual criteria above are added to provide a total score up to a maximum of 15