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Surgical Stabilization for Tumors of the Thoracic Spine

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Spinal Instability

Part of the book series: Contemporary Perspectives in Neurosurgery ((COPENEU))

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Abstract

During the past decade, improvements in neuroradiological diagnosis by computed tomography (CT) as well as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), together with the development of effective multidisciplinary treatment, have considerably expanded the role of surgery in the treatment of neoplasms of the spine (43,50,51,55). Primary tumors of the spine are rare and account for less than 10% of all bone tumors. By far the most common cause of neoplastic involvement of the spine is metastasis to the vertebral column, which outnumbers primary tumors by a ratio of more than 10 to 1 (3,6,42). Autopsy data indicate that approximately one in three patients dying of cancer has metastasis to the vertebral column (57), and thus spinal metastases represent a major cause of morbidity in cancer patients.

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  1. Lenox Hill Hospital, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, 10021, New York, NY, USA

    Robert N. N. Holtzman MD (Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery, Associate Neurosurgeon) (Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery, Associate Neurosurgeon)

  2. Department of Neurological Surgery, The New York Neurological Institute, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, 10032, New York, NY, USA

    Paul C. McCormick MD (Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery, Assistant Attending) (Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery, Assistant Attending)

  3. Department of Orthopedics, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, 10032, New York, NY, USA

    Jean-Pierre C. Farcy MD (Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopedics, Associate Attending) (Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopedics, Associate Attending)

  4. The Harry Winston Research Foundation, 718 Fifth Avenue, 10019, New York, NY, USA

    Heidi Winston

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Sundaresan, N., Fraser, A.B., Krol, G. (1993). Surgical Stabilization for Tumors of the Thoracic Spine. In: Holtzman, R.N.N., McCormick, P.C., Farcy, JP.C., Winston, H. (eds) Spinal Instability. Contemporary Perspectives in Neurosurgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9326-9_13

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