New imaging characteristics for predicting postoperative neurologic status in patients with metastatic epidural spinal cord compression. A retrospective analysis of 81 cases

The postoperative neurologic status was dependent on the location of spine lesions and the CASCC. Patients with upper thoracic or cervicothoracic junction spine metastases or CASCC over 180° were at higher risk of relatively poor postoperative neurologic outcome. Timely, adequate surgical decompression is urgently warranted in these patients.