title: Radiation for primary spine tumors.
abstract: Malignant primary tumors of the spine present difficult management problems because of the complexities of en bloc resection and their chemoresistance and radioresistance. A combination of radiation techniques and advances in systemic therapy may ultimately provide improved local tumor control and cure for these treatment-resistant tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Box 71, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA. bilskym@mskcc.org
authors.forename: Mark H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Bilsky
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gerszten
authors.forename: Ilya
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Laufer
authors.forename: Yoshiya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods; D004358:Drug Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D020266:Radiotherapy, Conformal / Q000379:methods; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*