title: Adjunct and minimally invasive techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of vertebral tumors.
abstract: As more minimally invasive modalities for the diagnosis and treatment of primary spinal column tumors are developed, patients increasingly have the option of procedures that reduce the risk for morbidity and mortality and shorten recovery times. This review demonstrates a wide range of innovative techniques used in the diagnosis and nonoperative and operative treatment of primary spinal tumors. Some techniques facilitate actual tumor resection, whereas others provide symptomatic relief and clinical improvements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Utah Medical Center, 175 North Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
authors.forename: Oren N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Gottfried
authors.forename: Andrew T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Dailey
authors.forename: Meic H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D013131:Spine / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery