title: Resection of the vertebral arch in the treatment of neoplasms of the spine.
abstract: The authors describe the surgical technique of en bloc resection of musculoskeletal neoplasms that originate and invade the posterior arch of the thoracolumbar spine. Surgery is indicated for the treatment of aggressive benign tumors (Enneking stage 3) and malignant tumors. For surgical margins to be adequate, both pedicles must be free of the tumor.
authors.affiliation: Modulo di Chirurgia vertebrale, 5a Divisione, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boriani
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Biagini
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Andreoli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Iure
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Campanacci
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dimitri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gamberini
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003475:Curettage; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*