External Beam Radiotherapy for Tumors of the Spine
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…
NEUROSURGERY
Electrodiagnostic Evaluation of Spinal Tumors
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…
Neurologic Presentation of Spinal Tumors
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…
Chemotherapy for Tumors of the Spine
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…
ICU care: surgical and medical management—indications for immediate surgery
Chapter 6ICU care: surgical and medical management—indications for immediate surgery Peter S. Amenta and Jack Jallo Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA Introduction Within the industrialized…
