Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center
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Complication avoidance is paramount to the success of any surgical procedure. In the case of spine tumor surgery, the risk of complications is increased because of the primary disease process and the radiotherapy and chemotherapeutics used to treat the disease. If complications do occur, then life-saving adjuvant treatment must be delayed or withheld until the issue is resolved, potentially impacting overall disease control. ⋯ Because patients with spinal tumors are normally treated with a multidisciplinary approach, emphasis should be placed on the recognition of surgical complications beyond the surgical setting.