Metastases in the spine: causes, symptoms, treatment

Metastases in the spine secondary manifestations of tumors that affect the vertebrae and close with them parts of the body. They represent the most rasprostanenie damage a human skeleton. They form about 14% of the entire list of cancer disease. They caught more than primary neoplasia of the spinal column. 75% determine the tumor diagnosis is made after the detection of lung cancer, breast and prostate. Often found in sarcomas, and lymphomas. Significantly and damage to any other Department of "frame". In General, under attack thoracic lumbar and, less often, the disease manifests in the neck, more precisely, in the cervical spine. Nothing good is not intended. But there is a treatment that produce professionals in the field of Oncology.

Systematization of metastasis

The special manifestation of the allocated change bone substance to determine the following types of metastasis:

• Osteolytic – identify preferred enhancement, the so-called osteoclasts, which tend to degrade the most bone substance and the bone tissue. All this is happening with detected on x-ray decrease of the width of the vertebrae;
• Osteoblastic – determined the extraordinary expansion and increasing bone density, its substances and tissues. On x-ray visible "spotting", a betrayal of form and retract volume hit by the bones. Together with forms in the action sometimes come arc and vertebrae.

The symptoms of metastases in the spine

Regardless of what problem the patient has and what is the state of his health, the tumor is always there are symptoms. Metastases show that in the body there is a tumor. It comes equipped with several special characteristics that make them different from other types of diseases. They are formed in back of the spine - can be a rapid increase in the risk of paralysis instantly, there is pain, and the following feelings in the tumor fell under the division virtually unchanged and after taking pain medicines:

• After changing the position back to the level of painful syndrome is greatly increased, which will lead to really feel reduced mobility;
• Also together with the different symptoms of the disease appear quickly such characteristics are neurological;
• For example;
• The patient ceases to feel anything;
• Feel the tingling;
• It is possible even numbness in certain parts of the body.

Metastases in the spine: symptoms before death

In pristine condition with cancer comes to changing processes of exchange, by the way, often and throughout the body. Very probably increase certain symptoms by location of education. It tells about the destruction of the spine, where the action of the metastasis reaches a stressful level. It also expresses a hearty vomit, and anemia.

To the symptoms "before death" include the change of breathing (rapid, almost stopped).

In severely ill is also seen a decrease or to increase temperature, which is below normal. Symptoms such as apathy and what is happening all around care to the patient.

Symptoms and treatment

The procedure for cure of this disease is calculated by the type and location of the new education, overall patient condition, volume and appearances of the metastases. The main points of the treatment is:

• Reduction in pain, prevention or destruction pressure of the spinal cord;
• Enhancing features and intensify the conditions for a possible continuation of life of the patient;
• In the course of treatment is the use of chemotherapy, bifosfonatov, other therapies and sometimes even surgery if necessary.

• Suggest to read: sarcoma of the spine.

Metastases localization in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine:

• • If metastases are the vertebrae of the neck, the pain occurs immediately, and tumor metastasis quickly grows and increases. All in total add up to a huge pain syndrome that arises after attempts skew, or rotate the neck to the head. Due to the compression of the arteries of cancer patients are often concerned with multiple symptoms that are associated with the head (she is often spinning and often sore);
  • In a similar locationvertebral metastasis of cancer patients concerned about discomfort and pain, felt most often in the part between the shoulder blades.These metastases are most often detected much later than lumbar and cervical, it refers to the individual characteristics of the structure of such a Department as breastfeeding;
  • The expression of lumbar metastasis of finding a little similar to other locations of tumor appearances. This is more pronounced characteristics of different kinds of renal changes.Such education is a huge fixed cause fatigue, which generates the pressure of the vertebrae and fractures that distorts the spine. Injuries of this kind often converge to the spinal cord, causing full or partial paralysis of the legs.

As usual, the access road to the treatment is decided after determining the distribution and type of first cancer center, the volumes of metastases and secondary tumors.

• Suggest to read: a tumor of the spinal cord.

The main stage was the liberation from pain, prevention, or destruction pressure of the spinal cord and intensification of conditions for maximum possible continuation of life of cancer patients.

The techniques used for the treatment of metastases in the spine:

• Chemotherapy;
• Surgery;
• Hormonal treatment;
• Radiation therapy;
• Therapy with bisphosphonates.

The appearance of metastasis in the back indicates that there is a swelling of the prostate and mammary glands, and other hormonal systems. Sometimes such impacts can be identified even after several years since the end of the procedures. In several cases, such data - metastasis - discovered again in the thirty-year period healthy normal life. In this case, to treat the information received should be taken seriously, otherwise, the patient is waiting for the sad outcome.

• Suggest to read: the prognosis for metastases in the spine.

It depends on many factors and where will be located the new education, for example, the location of the primary tumor. You need to know about what are the signs and some of the characteristics may occur much earlier, than the basic definition. Because of this, there are examples where the diagnosis may initially be set incorrectly, although the fact that the patient passes diagnostics, that's good. In General, parts of the skeleton and divisions appear possible different forms of tumors.

Surgical intervention

Surgical management of cancer – just removing the cancer. This is an extreme way of treating cancer but the most effective. Know 2 kinds of surgical treatment of tumors:

• Extreme surgery. Complete extraction of metastases and partial tissue around it.
• Palliative surgery. Under the action of such operations, the metastases are considered to be parts or complete. This type of operation takes place only if there is no option to remove the metastases without any residue, if it closes the blood flow or breathing, the partial removal will significantly improve the overall toxicity of cancer when the chemical therapy.

So, metastases to the spine – is a symptom of stage four cancer. But do not despair, here plays an important role attitude of the patient, and support his family.