Spine tumors comprise a small percentage of reasons for back pain and other symptoms
originating in the spine. The majority of the tumors involving the spinal column are …

Choosing the right operation for metastatic spinal tumours is often difficult, and depends on
many factors, including life expectancy and the balance of the risk of surgery against the …

PURPOSE: Spinal stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is increasingly used to manage spinal
metastases. However, target volume definition varies considerably and no consensus target …

Study Design. A consecutive series of 52 chordomas of the mobile spine observed over a 50-
year period includes a retrospective review of 15 cases treated prior to 1991 and a …

Object En bloc resection with adequate margins is associated with the highest probability of
long-term tumor control or cure in most cases of primary sacral malignancies. The authors …

Chordoma is a low-grade notochordal tumor of the skull base, mobile spine and sacrum
which behaves malignantly and confers a poor prognosis despite indolent growth patterns …

Study Design. Forty-one cases of aneurysmal bone cyst of the mobile spine were
retrospectively reviewed. Objectives. To evaluate the role of surgical and nonsurgical …

BACKGROUND Due to the low incidence rate, the optimal strategy for the treatment of
patients with spinal osteosarcoma is unknown. METHODS Twenty‐two patients with …

Study Design. A retrospective review of 22 cases of chondrosarcoma arising from the mobile
spine. Objective. To evaluate the role of oncologic and surgical staging in correlating …

Background Cancers that metastasize to the spine and primary cancers such as multiple
myeloma can result in vertebral compression fractures or instability. Conservative strategies …