Anterior Approaches to the Cervicothoracic Junction
Chapter 20 Anterior Approaches to the Cervicothoracic Junction Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim INTRODUCTION The cervicothoracic junction is the vertebral region from C7 to T4, an area in…
NEUROSURGERY
Intradural Extramedullary Malignant Tumors
Chapter 6 Intradural Extramedullary Malignant Tumors Jae-Soo Koh, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Terri Haddix 1 Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor 2 Hemangiopericytoma 3 Leptomeningeal Metastasis INTRODUCTION In the intradural extramedullary…
Intradural Extramedullary Cystic Lesions
Chapter 5 Intradural Extramedullary Cystic Lesions Jae-Soo Koh, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Terri Haddix 1 Intradural Arachnoid Cyst 2 Dermoid Cyst 3 Epidermoid Cyst 4 Neurenteric Cyst INTRODUCTION Cystic masses…
Posterior Approach to the Lumbar Spine
Chapter 28 Posterior Approach to the Lumbar Spine Se-Hoon Kim, Ung-Kyu Chang, Jae-Chil Chang, Daniel H. Kim MUSCULAR STRUCTURES FOR POSTERIOR APPROACH IN L-SPINE The muscle groups on the dorsal…
Total Spondylectomy for Subaxial Cervical Spine Tumors
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…
Anterior Lumbar Stabilization
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…
Metastatic Evaluation
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…
Extradural Benign Tumors
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…
Stereotactic Radiosurgery of the Spine
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…
Percutaneous Spinal Biopsy
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…
