Diagnosis and Therapy of Spinal Tumors

The well-illustrated book is designed to provide an urgently needed up-to-date reference work on the diagnosis and treatment of spinal tumors. It is the first of its kind in offering an overview of the opinions of internationally renowned specialists in the field, and will prove of great value in establishing rational imaging and therapeutic protocols. Accordingly, it should prove of wide appeal.

General Aspects of Spinal Tumors.- Imaging of the Spine: Techniques and Indications.- Imaging Intradural Extra and Intramedullary Tumors.- Imaging of Extradural Tumors: Secondary Tumors.- Imaging of Extradural Tumors: Primary Tumors.- Imaging of Extradural Tumors: Secondary Tumors in Childhood.- Interventional Procedures of Vertebral Tumors.- Current Concepts of Surgical Therapy of Vertebral Tummors.- Current Concepts of Surgical Therapy of Intradural and Intramedullary Tumors.- Currenct Concepts of Radiation Therapy of Spinal Tumors.- Current Concepts of Systemic Therapy of Spinal Tumors.- Subject Index.- List of Contributors.