Primary Vertebral Column Tumors
23Primary Vertebral Column Tumors W. BRADLEY JACOBS AND MICHAEL G. FEHLINGS Primary tumors of the vertebral column are uncommon. In large published series, primary vertebral column neoplasms account for only…
Metastatic Tumors of the Spine and Spinal Cord
19Metastatic Tumors of the Spine and Spinal Cord MARK BILSKY According to statistics from the American Cancer Society more than 1.2 million people are diagnosed with cancer each year. Some…
Staging, Classification, and Oncological Approaches for Metastatic Tumors Involving the Spine
24Staging, Classification, and Oncological Approaches for Metastatic Tumors Involving the Spine TODD VITAZ AND MARK BILSKY The early diagnosis and management of metastatic spine tumors are essential to reducing pain,…
Thoracoscopic Corpectomy and Spinal Reconstruction
31Thoracoscopic Corpectomy and Spinal Reconstruction CURTIS A. DICKMAN Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery has been used extensively by cardiothoracic surgeons to treat a variety of pathologies that involve the thoracic cavity. This…
Lumbosacral and Pelvic Reconstruction
41Lumbosacral and Pelvic Reconstruction DARYL R. FOURNEY AND ZIYA L. GOKASLAN Biologic osseous union is the only reliable method of long-term spinal stabilization. Instrumentation provides stable fixation in a predetermined…
Combined Vertebrectomy and Chest Wall Resection for Pancoast Tumors
29Combined Vertebrectomy and Chest Wall Resection for Pancoast Tumors JULIE E. YORK, ZIYA L. GOKASLAN, AND LAURENCE D. RHINES In 1924, Pancoast1 described a series of apical chest tumors that…
Sacral Tumors: Primary and Metastatic
25Sacral Tumors: Primary and Metastatic DARYL R. FOURNEY AND ZIYA L. GOKASLAN Tumors of the sacrum and related neural, retroperitoneal, and pelvic structures are rare, accounting for between 1 and…
Cauda Equina, Paraspinal, and Peripheral Nerve Tumors
22Cauda Equina, Paraspinal, and Peripheral Nerve Tumors AMITABHA CHANDA AND ABHIJIT GUHA A large number of neoplasms, both benign and malignant and also primary or secondary, can occur in the…
Posterolateral Approaches to the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine
33Posterolateral Approaches to the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine MARK H. BILSKY Surgery for metastatic spine tumors is generally undertaken as a palliative procedure to improve the patient’s quality of life,…
Percutaneous Diagnostic Biopsy Techniques for Tumors of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves
16Percutaneous Diagnostic Biopsy Techniques for Tumors of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves RICK OBRAY AND KIERAN J. MURPHY Percutaneous diagnostic biopsy procedures of the spine have become increasingly popular over…
