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TUMORS OF THE SPINE
Tumors of the Spine
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By
Daniel Kim, MD, FACS, Professor, Director of Spinal Neurosurgery and Reconstructive Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Ung-kyu Chang, MD, PhD, Chief of Spine Section Department of Neurosurgery Korea Cancer Center Hospital Seoul, South Korea
Se-Hoon Kim, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Ansan Hospital, Korea University Medical Center, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Mark Bilsky, MD, Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Description
Achieve optimal outcomes for your patients with this new multimedia reference. Organized by tumor then by region, this resource details diagnostic and therapeutic options for primary and malignant spinal tumors. Over 25 key procedures--including minimally invasive surgery--are presented in a concise, stepwise fashion, putting the key information you need right at your fingertips! Over 600 illustrations round out this exhaustive new reference.

Audience
Neurosurgeons, Spine Surgeons

Contents


SECTION 1. CLASSIFICATION OF SPINE TUMORS




I. Extradural Tumors, Cysts, and Tamerlane Lesions


Chapter 1. Extradural Benign Tumors, Jae-Soo Koh, Ung-Kyu Chang, Terri Haddix

Chapter 2. Cysts and Other Benign Lesions, Jae-Soo Koh, Ung-Kyu Chang, Terri Haddix

Chapter 3. Epidural Malignant Tumors, Jae-Soo Koh, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Terri Haddix



II. Intradural Extramedullary Tumors, Cysts, and Tumorlike Lesions


Chapter 4. Intradural Extramedullary Benign Tumors, Jae-Soo Koh, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Terri Haddix

Chapter 5. Intradural Extramedullary Cystic Lesions, Jae-Soo Koh, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Terri Haddix

Chapter 6. Intradural Extramedullary Malignant Tumors, Jae-Soo Koh, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Terri Haddix



III. Intramedullary Tumors, Cysts, and Tumorlike Lesions


Chapter 7. Intramedullary Tumors, Jae-Soo Koh, Ung-Kyu Chang, Terri Haddix



SECTION 2. EVALUATION OF THE PATIENT WITH A SPINAL TUMOR


Chapter 8. Neurological Presentation of Spinal Tumors, Thomas W. Belknap, Adetokunbo A. Oyelese

Chapter 9. Radiographic Evaluation of Lesions within the Vertebrae, Talia Vertinsky, Mahesh V. Jayaraman, Huy M. Do

Chapter 10. Radiographic Evaluation of Spinal Canal Tumors, Talia Vertinsky, Mahesh V. Jayaraman, Barton Lane

Chapter 11. Electrophysiologic Evaluation of Tumors of the Spine, Barbara A. Landesman, Jaime R. Lopez

Chapter 12. Metastatic Evaluation, Ming L. Cheng, Sivakumar Jaikumar



SECTION 3. ADJUVANT THERAPY


Chapter 13. Chemotherapy for Tumors of the Spine, Ming L. Cheng, Sivakumar Jaikumar

Chapter 14. Preoperative and Therapeutic Endovascular Approaches for Spinal Tumors, Mahesh V. Jayaraman

Chapter 15. External Beam Radiotherapy for Tumors of the Spine, Iris C. Gibbs, Nam Cho, Scott G. Soltys

Chapter 16. Stereotactic Radiosurgery of the Spine, John D. Lipani, Iris C. Gibbs, Steven D. Chang



SECTION 4. SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR SPINAL TUMORS




I. Percutaneous Biopsy


Chapter 17. Percutaneous Spinal Biopsy, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim



II. Cervical Approaches


Chapter 18. Anterior Approaches to the Craniovertebral Junction, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Jae-Chil Chang, Daniel H. Kim

Chapter 19. Management of Upper Cervical Spine Tumors, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim, Mark H. Bilsky

Chapter 20. Anterior Approaches to the Cervicothoracic Junction, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim

Chapter 21. Lateral Approaches to Cervicothoracic Junction, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim

Chapter 22. Posterior Approach to the Cervicothoracic Junction (Posterior Resection of Tumors Invading the Chest Wall and Thoracic Spine-Pancoast Tumor Surgery), Ung-Kyu Chang, Daniel H. Kim, Mark H. Bilsky

Chapter 23. Total Spondylectomy for Subaxial Cervical Spine Tumors, Ung-Kyu Chang, Daniel H. Kim, Mark H. Bilsky



III. Thoracic/Thoracolumbar


Chapter 24. Anterior Approaches to the Thoracic Spine and Thoracolumbar Junction, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se- Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim

Chapter 25. Posterior Approach to the Thoracic Spine, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim, Mark H. Bilsky

Chapter 26. Posterior and Posterolateral Access to the Thoracic Spine, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim



IV. Lumbar


Chapter 27. Anterior Approaches to the Lumbar Spine, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim

Chapter 28. Posterior Approach to the Lumbar Spine, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Jae-Chil Chang, Daniel H. Kim



V. Intradural Tumors


Chapter 29. Surgery of Extramedullary Tumors, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim

Chapter 30. Surgery of Intramedullary Tumors, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim



VI. Minimally Invasive


Chapter 31. Posterior Minimally Invasive Procedures to Spine Tumors, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim

Chapter 32. Thoracoscopic Surgery for Thoracic Spinal Tumors, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim



SECTION 5. SPINAL STABILIZATION




I. Craniovertebral and Cervical Junction


Chapter 33. Posterior Stabilization of Craniovertebral Junction, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Jae-Chil Chang, Daniel H. Kim

Chapter 34. Anterior Cervical Stabilization in Tumor Surgery, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim

Chapter 35. Posterior Stabilization in the Cervical Spine and Cervicothoracic Junction, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim, Mark H. Bilsky



II. Thoracic Spines


Chapter 36. Posterior Stabilization in the Thoracic Spine, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim, Mark H. Bilsky

Chapter 37. Vertebral Body Reconstruction in the Thoracic Spine, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim

Chapter 38. Thoracolumbar Junction Stabilization, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim



III. Lumbosacral Spines


Chapter 39. Posterior Lumbar and Lumbosacral Junction Stabilization, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim

Chapter 40. Management of Wound Dehiscence in Spinal Tumor Surgery, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim, Mark H. Bilsky

Chapter 41. Anterior Lumbar Stabilization, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim

Chapter 42. Sacral Tumor Resection and Reconstruction, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 728 pages, publication date: MAY-2008
ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-3367-7
ISBN-10: 1-4160-3367-X
Imprint: SAUNDERS


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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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