Principles Behind Determining the Right Approach
12 Principles Behind Determining the Right Approach Nicolas Dea and Rowan Schouten Introduction Primary tumors of the spine are rare. As a result, clinical expertise has been concentrated in selected…
Aneurysmal Bone Cyst and Giant Cell Tumor
7 Aneurysmal Bone Cyst and Giant Cell Tumor Stefano Boriani, Stefano Bandiera, Riccardo Ghermandi, Simone Colangeli, Luca Amendola, and Alessandro Gasbarrini Introduction Many bone tumors include giant cells in their…
Chondrosarcoma
9 Chondrosarcoma Stefano Boriani, Stefano Bandiera, Riccardo Ghermandi, Simone Colangeli, Luca Amendola, and Alessandro Gasbarrini Introduction Chondrosarcoma (CHS) is the third most common primary malignant bone tumor after osteosarcoma and…
Interventional Options for Primary Tumors of the Spine
3 Interventional Options for Primary Tumors of the Spine Sudhir Kathuria Introduction Minimally invasive image-guided interventions have undergone a rapid evolution in the last two decades. Most of this evolution…
Wound Closure Techniques
15 Wound Closure Techniques Justin M. Sacks and Justin M. Broyles Introduction Radical oncological resection is warranted for aggressive benign tumors and for low-grade and high-grade malignant tumors of the…
Spinal Osteoid Osteoma and Osteoblastoma
6 Spinal Osteoid Osteoma and Osteoblastoma Mélissa Nadeau and Christian P. DiPaola Introduction Osteoid osteoma and osteoblastoma are solitary lesions that comprise the osteoblastic benign primary tumors of the spine….
Margins in Spine Tumor Resection: How Much Is Enough? Is Planned Transgression Okay?
11 Margins in Spine Tumor Resection: How Much Is Enough? Is Planned Transgression Okay? Ilya Laufer, Mari L. Groves, and Jean-Paul Wolinsky Introduction Cure, or long-term local control, represents the…
Radiation Therapy for Primary Bone Tumors
4 Radiation Therapy for Primary Bone Tumors Brent Y. Kimball and Yoshiya (Josh) Yamada Introduction Primary malignant bone tumors of the spine present significant treatment challenges with regard to achieving…
Structural Graft Selection
14 Structural Graft Selection Y. Raja Rampersaud Introduction Resection of primary spinal or paraspinal tumors with direct spine invasion typically requires complex and at times innovative reconstruction techniques. Furthermore, for…
