title: Management of tumors of the thoracolumbar spine.
abstract: Current improvements in radiologic imaging and surgical instrumentation have greatly expanded the role of surgery in management of tumors of the thoracolumbar junction. For primary malignant tumors, the aim of surgery should be curative, with eradiction of all gross disease. For metastatic tumors, indications for surgery include cancer therapy, stabilization, neurologic palliation, tissue diagnosis, and pain relief. Because the thoracolumbar region is a transitional zone, surgical stabilization may require anterior-posterior approaches and instrumentation.
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai Hospital and Medical School, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sundaresan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Krol
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Steinberger
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D019723:Endoscopes; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000295:instrumentation; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*