2 CHALLENGES TO COMMUNICATION: OVERCOMING THE BARRIERS LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon successfully completing this chapter, you will be able to: • Explain how barriers to communication interfere with establishing rapport. • Describe how…
10 Osteogenic Sarcoma and Ewing’s Sarcoma of the Spine Derek G. Ju, Patricia L. Zadnik, and Daniel M. Sciubba Introduction Osteogenic sarcoma and Ewing’s sarcoma are malignant tumors that generally…
1 Evaluation and Decision Making Stefano Boriani and Charles G. Fisher Introduction Primary bone tumors of the spine are very rare,1,2 comprising only 10% or less of all bone tumors….
5 Medical Oncology Principles for the Spine Oncology Surgeon Scott H. Okuno, Steven I. Robinson, and Shreyaskumar Patel Introduction Primary tumors of the spine are rare and require a multidisciplinary…
16 Complications and Their Avoidance: How to Plan Primary Tumor Resection to Minimize Complications and Maximize Outcome Michael C. Oh, Vedat Deviren, and Christopher P. Ames Introduction Although primary tumors…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
