Spinal Cord and Spinal Column Tumors: Principles and Practice

by Dickman, Curtis A.

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Title Statements

Full title :Spinal Cord and Spinal Column Tumors: Principles and Practice / Curtis A. Dickman, Michael G. Fehlings, Ziya L. Gokaslan.

Summary

This text covers the state-of-the-art techniques for diagnosing and managing tumors of the spine and spinal chord. From the fundamentals of spinal cord anatomy and the pathology of spinal tumors, to the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment techniques for specific spinal tumors, this is the only comprehensive text devoted to managing tumors both surgically and non-surgically. You'll find the latest information on surgical approaches for resection, recontruction, decompression, and internal stabilization for tumors of the spine, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. The book also covers such treatments as systematic and intrathecal chemotherapy, embolization techniques, external beam radiation therapy, brachytherapy, and stereotactic radiosurgery.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2006.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Georg Thieme Verlag
Place of Publication:Stuttgart
Language:eng
Publication Date:2006.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781604065015, 160406501X, 9781588902221, 1588902226
DOI:10.1055/b-002-52051.
oclc:on1170897675
LC Classification:RC254-282
Dewey Decimal:616.99/4711

Subjects

Cancérologie Medical Oncology Nervous system -- Surgery Neurochirurgie Oncology Orthopedic Procedures -- methods Spinal Cord Neoplasms -- therapy Spinal Neoplasms -- diagnosis Spinal Neoplasms -- therapy