Table 2.

Revised Tokuhashi prognostic score [10]

	Score 0	Score 1	Score 2	Score 3	Score 4	Score 5
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