Distinguished physicians and researchers from prestigious Cancer Centers around the world offer their expertise in current and innovative management of cancer in the spine. These authors bring together the latest thinking from diverse fields of medicine to provide, in one volume, a guide to coordinated management of all aspects of spinal tumors covering chemo- and radiation therapy, pain management, diagnostic radiology, as well as reconstructive surgery and palliative care. Highlights include management of vertebral metastases, innovations in radiotherapy, treatment of pathological fractures, curative strategies for primary malignancies, as well as a guide to pain management and end-of-life care.
Product Details
- ISBN-13:
- 9781588290748
- Publisher:
- Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
- Publication date:
- 01/28/2006
- Series:
- Current Clinical Oncology Series
- Edition description:
- 2006
- Pages:
- 382
- Product dimensions:
- 8.50(w) x 11.02(h) x 0.04(d)
Table of Contents
Cancer of the Spine: How Big Is the Problem?
Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Gordon R. Bell, and Robert F. McLain
Metastatic Disease to the Musculoskeletal System
David G. Hicks
The Pathophysiology of Spinal Metastases
Daisuke Togawa and Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski
Tumor Behavior: Barriers to Growth and Spread
Robert F. McLain
Fundamentals of Cancer Treatment: Effects of Chemotherapy on Neoplastic Cells
Sujith Kalmadi and Derek Raghavan
The Role of Surgical Therapy: Principles of Effective Surgical Treatment
Robert F. McLain
Presenting History and Common Symptoms of Spine Tumors
Daniel Shedid and Edward C. Benzel
Physical Examination: Signs of Pathology and the Spine Examination
Eeric Truumees
Imaging: Screening for Spinal Disease
A. Jay Khanna, Mesfin A. Lemma, Bruce A. Wasserman, and Robert F. McLain
Imaging of the Spine
A. Jay Khanna, Michael K. Shindle, and Bruce A. Wasserman
Laboratory Studies and Diagnostic Work-Up of Bony Lesions in the Spine
Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Robert F. McLain, and Henry J. Mankin
Principles of Medical Management
Tarek Mekhail, Rony Abou-Jawde, and Maurie Markman
Multiple Myeloma and Plasmacytoma
Mohamad Hussein
Lymphoma
Ronald M. Sobecks
Metastatic Breast Carcinoma
John Hill and G. Thomas Budd
Genitourinary Oncology: Prostate, Renal, and Bladder Cancer
Robert Dreicer
Spinal Metastases From Gastrointestinal Malignancies
Mellar P. Davis
Lung Cancer
Jigar Shah and Tarek Mekhail
Medical Management of Thyroid Cancer
Ajay Sood and S. Sethu Reddy
Carcinoma of the Unknown Primary
Thomas E. Hutson and Ronald M. Bukowski
Primary Tumors of the Spine
Rex C. Haydon and Frank M. Phillips
Common Radiotherapy Techniques for Spinal Tumors
Mohamed A. Elshaikh and Roger M. Macklis
Spinal Radiotherapy for the Pediatric Patient: Indications, Special Technical Considerations, and Long-Term Consequences
Adir Ludin
Conformal Radiotherapy for Spinal Lesions
Richard L. Crownover
Photon- and Proton-Beam Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Spine Tumors
Thomas F. DeLaney, Michael J. Harris, Francis J. Hornicek, and Robert F. McLain
Spinal Metastasis: Indications for Surgery
Iain H. Kalfas
Biopsy: Principles and Approaches
Paul Park, Frank LaMarca, and Robert F. McLain
Problem-Based Decision Making
Michael P. Steinmetz, Anis O. Mekhail, and Edward C. Benzel
Spinal Cord and Nerve Root Decompression
Keith R. Lodhia, Paul Park, and Gregory P. Graziano
Metastatic Disease of the Cervical Spine
Ashley R. Poynton, Mark H. Bilsky, Federico P. Girardi, Patrick J. Boland, and Frank P. Cammisa, Jr.
Metastatic Disease of the Thoracolumbar Spine
L. Brett Babat and Robert F. McLain
Complex Lumbosacral Resection and Reconstruction Procedure
Daryl R. Fourney and Ziya L. Gokaslan
Neoplastic Disease of the Spinal Cord and the Spinal Canal
Daniel Shedid and Edward C. Benzel
Minimally Invasive Approaches to Spine Metastases: Endoscopic Surgery and Vertebral Augmentation
Jean-Valéry C. E. Coumans, A. Jay Khanna, and Isador H. Lieberman
Single-Stage Posterolateral Transpedicle Approach With Circumferential Decompression and Instrumentation for Spinal Metastases
Mark H. Bilsky, Todd Vitaz, and Patrick Boland
Primary Benign Spinal Tumors
Gordon R. Bell
Surgical Treatment of Primary Malignant Tumors
Branco Prpa and Robert F. McLain
Complications of Surgical and Medical Care: Anticipation and Management
Rex A. W. Marco and Howard S. An
Bracing for Patients With Spinal
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781588290748 | |
| Publisher: | Springer-Verlag New York, LLC | |
| Publication date: | 01/28/2006 | |
| Series: | Current Clinical Oncology Series | |
| Edition description: | 2006 | |
| Pages: | 382 | |
| Product dimensions: | 8.50(w) x 11.02(h) x 0.04(d) |
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