Chapter 9 Radiographic Evaluation of Lesions within the Vertebrae Talia Vertinsky, Mahesh V. Jayaraman, Huy M. Do Radiographic evaluation of vertebral body lesions has three goals: (1) to identify lesions,…
Chapter 3 Epidural Malignant Tumors Jae-Soo Koh, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Terri Haddix 1 Lymphoma 2 Osteosarcoma 3 Ewing Sarcoma 4 Chondrosarcoma 5 Chordoma 6 Sacrococcygeal Teratoma 7 Malignant Fibrous…
Chapter 24 Anterior Approaches to the Thoracic Spine and Thoracolumbar Junction Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim INTRODUCTION The transthoracic approach to the mid-thoracic level is indicated in cases…
Chapter 42 Sacral Tumor Resection and Reconstruction Se-Hoon Kim, Ung-Kyu Chang, Daniel H. Kim Introduction Most tumors of the sacrum are benign aggressive lesions (e.g., aneurysmal bone cysts, osteoblastomas, and…
Chapter 27 Anterior Approaches to the Lumbar Spine Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim RETROPERITONEAL APPROACH WITH A PARAMEDIAN INCISION This approach uses the retroperitoneal approach through a paramedian…
Chapter 7 Intramedullary Tumors Jae-Soo Koh, Ung-Kyu Chang, Terri Haddix 1 Astrocytoma 2 Ependymoma 3 Capillary Hemangioblastoma 4 Spinal Cord Cavernous Angioma 5 Ganglioglioma 6 Neurocytic Tumors 7 Oligodendroglioma 8…
Chapter 4 Intradural Extramedullary Benign Tumors Jae-Soo Koh, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Terri Haddix 1 Meningioma 2 Schwannoma 3 Neurofibroma 4 Paraganglioma 5 Ganglioneuroma INTRODUCTION In the intradural extramedullary space,…
Chapter 35 Posterior Stabilization in the Cervical Spine and Cervicothoracic Junction Se-Hoon Kim, Ung-Kyu Chang, Daniel H. Kim, Mark H. Bilsky SEVERAL OPTIONS IN POSTERIOR STABILIZATION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE…
Chapter 33 Posterior Stabilization of Craniovertebral Junction Se-Hoon Kim, Ung-Kyu Chang, Jae-Chil Chang, Daniel H. Kim INTRODUCTION Tumorous lesions may rarely involve the craniovertebral junction (CVJ), but they cause progressive…
Chapter 18 Anterior Approaches to the Craniovertebral Junction Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Jae-Chil Chang, Daniel H. Kim INTRODUCTION Anterior approaches are considered the best means for removing ventral lesions at…
