Chapter 23 Total Spondylectomy for Subaxial Cervical Spine Tumors Ung-Kyu Chang, Daniel H. Kim, Mark H. Bilsky INTRODUCTION Subaxial cervical tumors are relatively uncommon compared with those involving the thoracic…
Chapter 41 Anterior Lumbar Stabilization Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim INTRODUCTION In the anterior reconstruction of the lumbar spine, there are several anatomical and biomechanical features unique to…
Chapter 12 Metastatic Evaluation Ming L. Cheng, Sivakumar Jaikumar INTRODUCTION The incidence of metastatic spinal disease continues to rise, for two reasons: an increased capacity to detect metastatic lesions and…
Chapter 1 Extradural Benign Tumors Jae-Soo Koh, Ung-Kyu Chang, Terri Haddix INTRODUCTION Extradural benign tumors refer to the benign tumors arising from the vertebral body and neural arches. Benign tumors…
Chapter 16 Stereotactic Radiosurgery of the Spine John D. Lipani, Iris C. Gibbs, Steven D. Chang INTRODUCTION Tumors and vascular malformations of the spine are often difficult to treat safely…
Chapter 17 Percutaneous Spinal Biopsy Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim INTRODUCTION Open biopsies are considered the gold standard for obtaining diagnostic tissue from spinal lesions. The accuracy rate…
Chapter 15 External Beam Radiotherapy for Tumors of the Spine Iris C. Gibbs, Nam Cho, Scott G. Soltys INTRODUCTION Radiation therapy plays an important role in the management of benign…
Chapter 11 Electrodiagnostic Evaluation of Spinal Tumors Barbara A. Landesman, Jaime R. López DIAGNOSTIC UTILITY OF ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY IN SPINAL TUMORS Spinal cord tumors account for 15% of central nervous system…
Chapter 8 Neurologic Presentation of Spinal Tumors Thomas W. Belknap, Adetokunbo A. Oyelese INTRODUCTION One common feature of spinal tumors is their insidious course and the frequent delay between the…
Chapter 13 Chemotherapy for Tumors of the Spine Ming L. Cheng, Sivakumar Jaikumar INTRODUCTION The goal of this chapter is to discuss the general principles of chemotherapeutic management for metastatic…
