Metastatic spinal tumour | Unknown primary tumour | Known primary tumour | P |
3 month duration of symptoms | 4/5 | 32/35 | 0.4 |
Neurological out come after surgery | 4/5 (80%) | 30/35 (85.7%) | 0.7 |
Post-surgical complication rate | 25% | 28% | 0.6 |
Presence of other skeletal or visceral involvement | 0 | 6 (17.15) | 0.03 |