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Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas of the Skull Base and Spine / by: Harsh IV, Griff, Ojemann, Robert E., Janecka, Ivo P., Mankin, Henry J., Suit, Herman D..

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Book
Author/Creator:
Al-Mefty, Ossama, Author.
Bauman, Glenn., Author.
Borges, Lawrence F., Author.
Branch, Charles., Author.
Coufal, Frank J., Author.
Crockard, Alan, Author.
Curtin, Hugh D., Author.
Day, J. Diaz (John Diaz), Author.
Ebersold, Michael J., Author.
Flickinger, J. C. (John C.), Author.
Fujita, Takuya., Author.
Greenlee, Jeremy D.W., Author.
Haines, Stephen J., Author.
Harsh, IV, Griffith R., Author.
Hug, Eugen., Author.
Janecka, Ivo P., Author.
Kondziolka, Douglas, Author.
Laws, Edward R., Author.
Liebsch, Norbert J., Author.
Van Loveren, Harry R., Author.
Lunsford, Dade., Author.
Lynch, James J., Author.
Maiman, Dennis J., Author.
Mankin, Henry J., Author.
McCormick, Paul C., Author.
McDermott, Michael, Author.
Menezes, Arnold., Author.
Munzenrider, John E., Author.
Ojemann, Robert G., Author.
Patel, Sunil J., Author.
Rabinov, James D., Author.
Rhoton, Albert L., Author.
Rosenberg, Andrew E., Author.
Samuels, Brian L., Author.
Schwartz, Herbert S., Author.
Sekhar, Laligam N., Author.
Sen, Chandranath, Author.
Sonntag, Volker K.H., Author.
Spetzler, R. F., Author.
Spiro, Ira J., Author.
Suit, Herman., Author.
Sundaram, M. (Murali), Author.
Tai, Patricia T.H., Author.
Tomita, Katsuro, Author.
Traynelis, Vincent C., Author.
Youssef, Ashraf Samy., Author.
Contributor:
Harsh IV, Griff., Editor.
Ojemann, Robert E., Editor.
Janecka, Ivo P., Editor.
Mankin, Henry J., Editor.
Suit, Herman D., Editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Spine--Cancer.
Spine.
Skull base--Cancer.
Skull base.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (385 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New York : Thieme, c2003.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Written by a world-class team of multidisciplinary experts, here is the first definitive reference on these two highly challenging tumors occurring in the skull base and spine. Covering everything from their embryology and pathology, clinical presentation and diagnosis, radiologic appearance, surgical treatment, radiation therapy, and prognosis, it is the most comprehensive book ever written on the topic.
Contents:
Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas of the Skull Base and Spine; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgement; List of Contributors; PART I Embryology and Pathology; 1 Embryology of the Skull Base and Vertebral Column; 2 Pathology of Chordoma and Chondrosarcoma of the Axial Skeleton; PART II Demographics, Presentation, and Diagnosis; 3 Demographics; 4 Differential Diagnosis of Clival Tumors; 5 Diagnostic Imaging of Cranial Base Tumors; 6 Imaging of Chordoma and Chondrosarcoma of Vertebrae and Sacrum; PART IIISurgery of Cranial Base Tumors
7 Surgical Anatomy of the Skull Base8 Surgical Considerations; 9 Midline Subfrontal Approaches; 10 Transsphenoidal Surgery for Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas; 11 Transethmoid-Transsphenoid Approaches; 12 Maxillotomy for Clival Cartilaginous Tumors; 13 Transoral Approaches; 14 Facial Translocation; 15 Anterolateral Approaches to Parasellar Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas; 16 Lateral Approaches; 17 The Subtemporal-Preauricular Infratemporal Fossa Approach; 18 Transtemporal Approaches to Clival Cartilaginous Tumors
19 The Extreme Lateral Approach for Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas of the Craniovertebral Junction20 Stabilization of the Craniocervicai Junction Following Resection of Skull Base Tumors; PART IVSurgery of Tumors of the Mobile Spine; 21 Anatomy of the Spine: Surgical Options; 22 Surgical Management of Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas of the Mobile Spine; 23 Posterolateral Approaches to the Thoracic Spine; 24 Posterior and Retroperitoneal Lumbar Approaches; 25 Spondylectomy; 26 Instrumented Stabilization after Resection of Lumbosacral Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas; PART V Surgery of Sacral Tumors
27 Anatomic Considerations for Resection of Sacral Tumors28 Sacral Chordoma: Treatment by Posterior Resection; PART VI Radiation Therapy of Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas; 29 Radiobiology and the Proton Beam; 30 Photon Irradiation; 31 Proton Radiotherapy for Cranial Chordomas; 32 Radiosurgery of Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas; 33 Radiation Therapy for Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas; 34 Radiation Therapy for Chordoma and Chondrosarcoma of the Lower Spine and Sacrum
35 Permanent I-125 Implants for Recurrent Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas of the Skull Base and Upper Cervical SpinePART VII Special Considerations; 36Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas in Children; 37 Recurrent Skull Base Chordomas: Role of Surgery; 38 Chemotherapy of Recurrent or Metastatic Disease; Index
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
ISBN:
9786612978098
9781638531425
1638531420
9781282978096
1282978098
9781604064445
1604064447

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