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The Modified Bauer Score
| Predictive Factors | Point(s) |
|---|---|
| No visceral metastasis | 1 |
| No lung cancer | 1 |
| Primary tumor including breast, kidney, lymphoma, multiple myeloma | 1 |
| 1 solitary skeletal metastasis | 1 |
| Prognostic Categories (Points) | Interpretation |
| 0-1 | 4.8 months supportive care, no surgery |
| 2 | 18.2 months short-term palliation, dorsal surgery |
| 3-4 | 28.4 monthsemid-term local control, dorsoventral surgery |
