Tumors of the Spine (Book with CD-ROM)

by Kim, Daniel H.

• ISBN13: 9781416033677
• ISBN10: 141603367X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-05-01
• Publisher: SAUNDERS W B CO

Summary

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. Keep up to date on the latest advances in diagnosis and therapy with discussions of the latest surgical techniques, including minimally invasive spine surgery. Chapter templating helps you understand the entire procedure as well as key aspects, pearls and pitfalls, before heading into the OR. Have all the information you need to make a diagnosis and plan patient management with oversized, full color clinical photos and line drawings that illustrate key diagnoses and surgical procedures.

Table of Contents

Classification Of Spine Tumors

Extradural Tumors, Cysts, and Tamerlane Lesions

Extradural Benign Tumors

Cysts and Other Benign Lesions

Epidural Malignant Tumors

Intradural Extramedullary Tumors, Cysts, and Tumorlike Lesions

Intradural Extramedullary Benign Tumors

Intradural Extramedullary Cystic Lesions

Intradural Extramedullary Malignant Tumors

Intramedullary Tumors, Cysts, and Tumorlike Lesions

Intramedullary Tumors

Evaluation Of The Patient With A Spinal Tumor

Neurological Presentation of Spinal Tumors

Radiographic Evaluation of Lesions within the Vertebrae

Radiographic Evaluation of Spinal Canal Tumors, Talia Vertinsky

Electrophysiologic Evaluation of Tumors of the Spine

Metastatic Evaluation

Adjuvant Therapy

Chemotherapy for Tumors of the Spine

Preoperative and Therapeutic Endovascular Approaches for Spinal Tumors

External Beam Radiotherapy for Tumors of the Spine

Stereotactic Radiosurgery of the Spine

Surgical Treatment For Spinal Tumors

Percutaneous Biopsy

Percutaneous Spinal Biopsy

Cervical Approaches

Anterior Approaches to the Craniovertebral Junction

Management of Upper Cervical Spine Tumors

Anterior Approaches to the Cervicothoracic Junction

Lateral Approaches to Cervicothoracic Junction

Posterior Approach to the Cervicothoracic Junction (Posterior Resection of Tumors Invading the Chest Wall and Thoracic Spine-Pancoast Tumor Surgery)

Total Spondylectomy for Subaxial Cervical Spine Tumors

Thoracic/Thoracolumbar

Anterior Approaches to the Thoracic Spine and Thoracolumbar Junction

Posterior Approach to the Thoracic Spine

Posterior and Posterolateral Access to the Thoracic Spine

Lumbar

Anterior Approaches to the Lumbar Spine

Posterior Approach to the Lumbar Spine, Ung-Kyu Chang

Intradural Tumors

Surgery of Extramedullary Tumors

Surgery of Intramedullary Tumors

Minimally Invasive

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