Purpose.To examine patients with vertebral tumour metastasis using transpedicular biopsy for diagnosing unknown primary tumours.Methods.13 men and 8 women aged 41 to 80 (mean, 61) years with vertebral tumour metastasis of unknown primary origin underwent Curling - Shoes - Mens transpedicular biopsy of the affected vertebra.Results.
The origins of the primary tumours were lung cancer (n=6), prostate cancer (n=5), colorectal cancer (n=5), kidney MELATONIN 5MG GUMMIES cancer (n=4) and lymphoma (n=1).All the specimens matched pathological characteristics of their corresponding primary tumours, except in one patient.This 42-year-old man had stage-4 colon cancer, in whom the pathologic findings could not enable differentiation between colon and prostate cancer.Conclusion.Transpedicular biopsy of the vertebra is a cost-effective diagnostic tool for evaluating unknown primary tumours.