Table 4. Treatment results for metastatic spine disease secondary to breast cancer: vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty (n = 19 patients).
| Author(s) | Year | Technique | Patients (n) | % Pain improvedb | Local tumor control rate (%)b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee et al51 | 2009 | Vertebroplasty | 8 | 100 | – |
| Chen et al10 | 2009 | Vertebroplasty | 7 | 100 | – |
| Sun et al52 | 2010 | Vertebroplasty | 2 | 100 | – |
| Gerszten et al20 | 2009 | Kyphoplastya | 2 | 100 | 100 |
a
Preceded by transpedicular coblation corpectomy and followed by spinal radiosurgery.
b
Weighted mean = 100.