World Neurosurg
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To analyze the association between basilar invagination (BI) and stenosis in the hypoglossal canal (HC). ⋯ Patients with BI of type B presented the narrowing of HC when compared with control participants.
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate perioperative complications and prognosis associated with curative surgical resection, such as total en bloc spondylectomy, for spinal metastases in elderly patients. ⋯ Elderly patients who underwent curative surgery had significantly more frequent serious postoperative complications than nonelderly patients. Even in patients with advanced age, curative surgical resection can provide favorable prognosis and local control, especially in those with spinal metastases of renal cell and thyroid cancer.