Cancer in the Spine Comprehensive Care

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.

Cancer of the Spine.- Metastatic Disease to the Musculoskeletal System.- The Pathophysiology of Spinal Metastases.- Tumor Behavior.- Fundamentals of Cancer Treatment.- The Role of Surgical Therapy.- Presenting History and Common Symptoms of Spine Tumors.- Physical Examination.- Imaging.- Imaging of the Spine.- Laboratory Studies and Diagnostic Work-Up of Bony Lesions in the Spine.- Principles of Medical Management.- Multiple Myeloma and Plasmacytoma.- Lymphoma.- Metastatic Breast Carcinoma.- Genitourinary Oncology.- Spinal Metastases From Gastrointestinal Malignancies.- Lung Cancer.- Medical Management of Thyroid Cancer.- Carcinoma of the Unknown Primary.- Primary Tumors of the Spine.- Common Radiotherapy Techniques for Spinal Tumors.- Spinal Radiotherapy for the Pediatric Patient.- Conformal Radiotherapy for Spinal Lesions.- Photon- and Proton-Beam Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Spine Tumors.- Spinal Metastasis.- Biopsy.- Problem-Based Decision Making.- Spinal Cord and Nerve Root Decompression.- Metastatic Disease of the Cervical Spine.- Metastatic Disease of the Thoracolumbar Spine.- Complex Lumbosacral Resection and Reconstruction Procedure.- Neoplastic Disease of the Spinal Cord and the Spinal Canal.- Minimally Invasive Approaches to Spinal Metastases.- Single-Stage Posterolateral Transpedicle Approach with Circumferential Decompression and Instrumentation for Spinal Metastases.- Primary Benign Spinal Tumors.- Surgical Treatment of Primary Malignant Tumors.- Complications of Surgical and Medical Care.- Bracing for Patients With Spinal Tumors.- Rehabilitation in Patents With Tumors of the Spinal Column.- The Management of Pain in Spinal Malignancies.- Surveillance and Screening During Disease-Free Survival.- When Is Enough, Enough?.