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Primary Malignant Tumors

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Primary malignant bone tumors of the spine (i.e., vertebral sarcomas, not plasmocytomas) are very rare entities and account for only 5–10% of all primary malignant bone tumors of the entire skeleton.

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  1. Orthopaedic University Hospital Friedrichsheim gGmbH Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Marcus Rickert

  2. Department of Spine Surgery, Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Offenbach, Germany

    M. Rauschmann

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    Bernhard Meyer

  2. Department of Spine Surgery, Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Offenbach, Germany

    Michael Rauschmann

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Rickert, M., Rauschmann, M. (2019). Primary Malignant Tumors. In: Meyer, B., Rauschmann, M. (eds) Spine Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98875-7_47

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