Radiation for primary spine tumors.
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.
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*