10.1055/b-0034-81184 5 Pathology of MeningiomasMorrison Alan L., Rushing Elizabeth Introduction Meningiomas are slowly growing neoplasms thought to arise from meningothelial cells found within arachnoid granulations. Concentrated in the walls of…
10.1055/b-0034-81185 6 Molecular Biology of Meningiomas: Tumorigenesis and GrowthRagel Brian T., Jensen Randy L. Introduction Meningiomas are generally characterized as slow-growing tumors derived from arachnoid cap cells ( Fig. 6.1…
10.1055/b-0034-81180 1 Meningiomas: A Personal PerspectiveAl-Mefty Ossama, Al-Mefty Rami O. A meningioma is, in many ways, the soul of neurosurgery. The progress in meningioma treatment mirrors advances in neurosurgery, while…
10.1055/b-0034-81183 4 Epidemiology of MeningiomasClaus Elizabeth B., Morrison Alan L. Introduction Meningiomas accounted for 33.8% of all primary brain and central nervous system (CNS) tumors reported in the United States…
10.1055/b-0034-81182 3 Anatomy and Biology of the LeptomeningesHuang Michael C., van Loveren Harry R. Why Is the Anatomy of the Meninges Critical to a Book on Meningiomas? Meningiomas are the…
10.1055/b-0034-81181 2 Meningioma Surgery During the Twentieth CenturyTerry Anna R., Barker Fred G. II There is today nothing in the whole realm of surgery more gratifying than the successful removal…
10.1055/b-0034-82164 10 Biomechanics and Reduction of ScoliosisHaher, Thomas R., Asghar, Jahangir, Latta, Loren, and Cahill, Patrick] The spinal-deformity surgeon applies forces to favorably affect the spine’s geometry and morphology. To…
10.1055/b-0034-82180 26 Electrophysiological MonitoringAuerbach, Joshua D., Samdani, Amer F., Dormans, John P] Progress in operative techniques has allowed the spine surgeon to treat patients with increasingly complex spinal deformities. Correcting…
10.1055/b-0034-82171 17 Surgical Treatment of the Right Thoracic Curve PatternNewton, Peter O. and Upasani, Vidyadhar V.] The right main thoracic (MT) curve pattern is the proto-typic scoliotic deformity seen in…
10.1055/b-0034-82115 19 Case Presentations and Surgical Technique: Special Lumbar Cases L4-L5 Level Highly Downward Migrated Disk Herniation Clinical Findings A 51-year-old man presented with left leg pain along the L5…
