Cancer in the spine
Subtitle: comprehensive care
By: edited by Robert F. McLain ; section editors, Maurie Markman ... [et al.].
Contributors: McLain, Robert F.
Series: Current clinical oncology; Current clinical oncology (Totowa, N.J.)
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Totowa, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 379
Subjects: Spine -- Cancer -- Diagnosis; Spine -- Cancer -- Therapy; Spinal Neoplasms -- therapy; Combined Modality Therapy; Spinal Neoplasms -- diagnosis
Description: This text emphasizes both fundamental principles and contemporary concepts in the diagnosis, staging, medical and surgical treatment of the primary and metastatic tumours for physicians providing care to patients with spinal column tumours.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cancer of the spine : how big is the problem? / Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Gordon R. Bell, and Robert F. McLain; title: Metastatic disease to the musculoskeletal system / David G. Hicks; title: The pathophysiology of spinal metastases / Daisuke Togawa and Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski; title: Tumor behavior : barriers to growth and spread / Robert F. McLain; title: Fundamentals of cancer treatment : effects of chemotherapy on neoplastic cells / Sujith Kalmadi and Derek Raghavan; title: The role of surgical therapy : principles of effective surgical treatment / Robert F. McLain; title: Presenting history and common symptoms of spine tumors / Daniel Shedid and Edward C. Benzel; title: Physical examination : signs of pathology and the spine examination / Eeric Truumees; title: Imaging : screening for spinal disease / A. Jay Khanna ... [et al.]; title: Imaging of the spine / A. Jay Khanna, Michael K. Shindle, and Bruce A. Wasserman; title: Laboratory studies and diagnostic work-ups of bony lesions in the spine / Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Robert F. McLain, and Henry J. Mankin; title: Principles of medical management / Tarek Mekhail, Rony Abou-Jawde, and Maurie Markman; title: Multiple myeloma and plasmacytoma / Mohamad Hussein; title: Lymphoma / Ronald M. Sobecks; title: Metastatic breast carcinoma / John Hill and G. Thomas Budd; title: Genitourinary oncology : prostate, renal, and bladder cancer / Robert Dreicer; title: Spinal metastases from gastrointestinal malignancies / Mellar P. Davis; title: Lung cancer / Jigar Shah and Tarek Mekhail; title: Medical management of thyroid cancer / Ajay Sood and S. Sethu Reddy; title: Carcinoma of the unknown primary / Thomas E. Hutson and Ronald M. Bukowski; title: Primary tumors of the spine / Rex C. Haydon and Frank M. Phillips; title: Common radiotherapy techniques for spinal tumors / Mohamed A. Elshaikh and Roger M. Macklis; title: Spinal radiotherapy for the pediatric patient / Adir Ludin; title: Conformal radiotherapy for spinal lesions / Richard L. Crownover; title: Photon and proton beam radiotherapy in the treatment of spine tumors / Thomas F. DeLaney ... [et al.]; title: Spinal metastasis : indications for surgery / Iain H. Kalfas; title: Biopsy : principles and approaches / Paul Park, Frank LaMarca, and Robert F. McLain; title: Problem-based decision making / Michael P. Steinmetz, Anis Mekhail, and Edward C. Benzel; title: Spinal cord and nerve root decompression / Keith R. Lodhia, Paul Park, and Gregory P. Graziano; title: Metastatic disease of the cervical spine / Ashley R. Poynton ... [et al.]; title: Metastatic disease of the thoracolumbar spine / L. Brett Babat and Robert F. McLain; title: Complex lumbosacral resection and reconstruction procedure / Daryl R. Fourney and Ziya L. Gokaslan; title: Neoplastic disease of the spinal cord and the spinal canal / Daniel Shedid and Edward C. Benzel; title: Minimally invasive approaches to spine metastases : endoscopic surgery and vertebral augmentation / Jean-Valery C.E. Coumans, A. Jay Khanna, and Isador H. Lieberman; title: Single-stage posterolateral transpedicle approach with circumferential decompression and instrumentation for spinal metastases / Mark H. Bilsky, Todd Vitaz, and Patrick Boland; title: Primary benign spinal tumors / Gordon R. Bell; title: Surgical treatment of primary malignant tumors / Branco Prpa and Robert F. McLain; title: Complications : anticipation and management / Rex A.W. Marco and Howard S. An; title: Bracing for patients with spinal tumors / Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Robert F. McLain, and Edward C. Benzel; title: Rehabilitation in patients with tumors of the spinal column / Leah Moinzadeh and Sandee Patti; title: The management of pain in spinal malignancies / Susan B. Legrand and Declan Walsh; title: Surveillance and screening during disease-free survival / Richard Placide, Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, and Robert F. McLain; title: When is enough enough? / Edward C. Benzel ... [et al.].