Tumors of the Spinal Canal

ISBN-13: 9783030550981 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 224 str.

Opis

This book presents a focused, case-oriented approach to a specific disease entity: tumors located within the spinal canal. Each tumor type constitutes its own chapter and additional chapters focus on more novel trends in the field, such as radiosurgery and minimally invasive surgical techniques. In each chapter, the authors provide expert opinions on preoperative goals, intraoperative techniques and decision-making, and postoperative paradigms, including surveillance guidelines and thresholds for initiating adjuvant therapy. The management of intradural tumors has become increasingly interdisciplinary, and one of the major goals of this text is to familiarize the treating neurosurgeon with the latest advances in both operative and non-operative strategies. The text seeks to answer two questions: 1) what are the detailed surgical steps taken by these neurosurgeons to ensure safe maximal resection of these tumors? and 2) in cases of residual and recurrent disease, what are the most effective management options? Consensus regarding definitive management remains difficult to reach given the overall rarity of these tumors. Tumors of the Spinal Canal is ultimately a practical reference drawn from the experiences of its individual authors, a compendium of surgical pearls, pitfalls, and preferences, all steeped in the most recent and relevant literature on the subject.  

Recenzje

"The authors provide the reader with a more comprehensive treatise than is often found in case-base textbooks. ... Tumors of the Spinal Canal is a well-written, useful text that provides surgical instruction and a deeper understanding of many intradural spinal tumors. ... it is a practical reference with valuable lessons for neurosurgeons who want to safely resect these complex tumors and offer effective care for patients with these pathologies." (Carrie R. Muh, Neurosurgery, Vol. 90 (6), June, 2022)

Spis treści

Schwannoma.- Meningioma.- Myxopapillary Ependymoma and Rare Tumors.- Ependymoma.- Astrocytoma.- Hemangioblastoma.- Metastases.- Radiation for Extramedullary Tumors.- Radiation for Intramedullary Tumors.- Minimally Invasive Surgery for Intradural Tumors.

O autorze

Simon Hanft

Department of Neurosurgery

Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

USA

Paul C. McCormick

Department of Neurosurgery

New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University

New York, NY

USA