title: Posterolateral approach to tumours of the dorsolumbar spine.
abstract: The authors outline the possible approaches to vertebromedullary tumours of the thoraco-lumbar spine using unilateral or bilateral transverso-arthro-pediculectomy and corporectomy. In a personal series of 20 cases. The technique and indications are described and the results.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002817:Chordoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed