5Radiologic Imaging of Tumors of the Spine, Spinal Cord, and Peripheral Nerves RONALD POBIEL AND ALAN PITT The radiologic evaluation of spinal mass lesions has been evolving since 1980. Refinements…
15Electrophysiologic Testing for Diagnosis and Surgical Monitoring During Resection of Tumors of the Spine, Spinal Cord, and Peripheral Nerves ANDREI V. KRASSIOUKOV, DAVID HOULDEN, AND MICHAEL G. FEHLINGS With advances…
13The Cyberknife STEVEN D. CHANG, QUYNH LE, DAVID P. MARTIN, DANIEL H. KIM, AND JOHN R ADLER, JR. The concept of radiosurgery, which combines principles of stereotactic localization with multiple…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
