Cancer in the Spine Comprehensive Care /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: McLain, Robert F. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Lewandrowski, Kai-Uwe (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Markman, Maurie (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Bukowski, Ronald M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Macklis, Roger (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Benzel, Edward C. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2006.
• Σειρά: Current Clinical Oncology
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Oncology.; Orthopedics.; Medicine & Public Health.

Cancer involving the spinal column presents a serious clinical challenge. Properly selected and delivered treatment strategies can insure dramatically better survival and quality of life than ever attainable in the past. Improved therapies and a multidisciplinary approach to patient care now make it...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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?.