Spinal Cord Tumors

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Arnautović, Kenan I. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Gokaslan, Ziya L. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Neurosurgery.; Oncology .; Neuroradiology.; Rehabilitation medicine.; Orthopedics.; Oncology.; Rehabilitation Medicine.

This book provides state-of-the-art, in-depth knowledge of spinal cord tumor surgery. After an introduction to the history and etiology of spinal cord tumor treatment, the molecular biology, cytogenetics and pathology of this group of tumors is discussed. The pathological anatomy of spinal cord tumo...

Table of Contents:

• Historical aspects of SCT (spinal cord tumors)
• Epidemiology of SCT
• Molecular biology, genetics and pathology of SCT
• Diagnostics and differential diagnostics of SCT
• Intraoperative monitoring of SCT
• Positioning of patients with SCT
• Neuro-anesthesiology considerations in SCT
• Spinal meningiomas
• Spinal schwanomas
• Intra/extradural spinal schwannomas and management strategies
• SCT in neurofakomatosis
• Ependymomas
• Myxopapillary ependymomas
• SC (spinal cord) astrocytomas
• Malignant SC tumors
• Spinal cord metastasis
• Rare spinal cord tumors
• Spinal instrumentation strategies in SCT
• Radiosurgical and radiation considerations for residual, recurrent and malignant SCT
• Complications in treatment of SCT and prevention strategies
• Outcomes in treatment of SCT
• Rehabilitation of SCT.