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. 2022 Nov;31(11):3139-3145.
doi: 10.1007/s00586-022-07314-8. Epub 2022 Jul 21.

Incidence and risk factors associated with the development of metastatic spinal cord compression due to bone metastasis in women with cervical cancer

Alessandra Grasso Giglio  1   2 , Juliana de Brito Rangel  1   2 , Cristiane Lemos Cardozo  2 , Anke Bergmann  2 , Gustavo Telles da Silva  2 , Luiz Claudio Santos Thuler  3   4
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Incidence and risk factors associated with the development of metastatic spinal cord compression due to bone metastasis in women with cervical cancer

Alessandra Grasso Giglio et al. Eur Spine J. 2022 Nov.

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and factors associated with the development of metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) after cervical cancer (CC).

Methods: This retrospective cohort of 3551 women with CC who underwent treatment at the Brazilian National Cancer Institute were included in the study. Clinical and sociodemographic variables were obtained from the Hospital Cancer Registry and from hospital records. A descriptive study of the population was carried out, using means and standard deviations or frequencies and percentages. The Kaplan-Meier curve was used to identify annual incidence rates. Associations between the independent variables and the outcome (MSCC) were evaluated by a univariate analysis, applying crude and adjusted odds ratios (aOR) assuming 95% confidence intervals.

Results: The MSCC incidence was of 1.5% (n = 51), associated to advanced staging (aOR = 2.65, 95% CI: 1.45-4.85, p = 0.001) and initial treatment with concomitant chemotherapy and radiotherapy (aOR = 4.40, 95% CI: 1.74-11.13, p = 0.002).

Conclusions: Our findings revealed the incidence and factors associated with MSCC, indicating a subset of patients who may be potential targets for the prevention and early treatment of this condition, indicating unprecedented and relevant data for the Brazilian epidemiological scenario due to the high CC incidence rates.

Keywords: Cervical cancer; Incidence; Metastatic spinal cord compression; Risk factors.

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