Table 1

Patients’ demographics and presenting symptoms.

Patient No.	Sex	Age	Histology	Affected Vertebra	Symptoms	Duration, wk	Preoperative Frankel Grade	Adjuvant Treatment
1	M	70	CHCA	L2	Back pain Weakness	6	C	CMT
2	F	64	CA lung	L1, L2	Back pain Weakness	4	C	CMT + RT
3	F	62	CA lung	L1, L2	Back pain Weakness	2	C	CMT + RT
4	M	56	CA lung	L2	Back pain Weakness	4	B	CMT + RT
5	M	64	CA lung	L1, L2	Back pain Weakness	3	B	CMT + RT
6	M	27	GCT	L2	Back pain Weakness	4	A	Zoledronic acid

CA lung, metastatic lung carcinoma; CHCA, cholangiocarcinoma; CMT, chemotherapy; F, female; GCT, giant cell tumor; M, male; RT, conventional radiation therapy at surgical site.