Evaluation of surgical treatment of patients with vertebral metastasis secondary to breast carcinoma

Objective: To evaluate the surgical outcomes of patients with spinal metastasis secondary to breast carcinoma. Methods: Twenty-two patients operated spinal metastatic disease secondary to breast carcinoma were assessed preoperatively, immediately postoperatively and after 1 and 6 months of surgery, using the numerical scale of pain and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). Results: The measures for pain produced a p-value of 0.0001 for the difference between the preoperative and postoperative, 0.0005 between the immediate postoperative period and 1 month postoperatively, and 0.0908 between 1 month and six months postoperatively, therefore, there is evidence of differences between the preoperative and postoperative periods, as well as between the immediate postoperative and after the 1 month, but there is no such evidence between 1 and 6 month postoperatively. As for the ODI, the difference was significant in all periods. Conclusion: The procedure improves pain and reduces disability in patients with metastatic disease secondary to breast cancer.