Moderate precision of prognostic scoring systems in a consecutive, prospective cohort of 544 patients with metastatic spinal cord compression.

摘要

The Tokuhashi Revised score and the Tomita score are useful in categorizing patients into prognostic groups, and the individual components have important prognostic values. The Tokuhashi Revised score was most precise in predicting survival. However, due to the relatively low precision, we suggest that a modification of both scoring systems is necessary.