Introduction Tumors arising from the intradural extramedullary (IDEM) spinal canal reflect a wide variety of histopathologies. With few exceptions, however, these tumors are histologically benign and amenable to complete surgical resection. Long-term tumor control or cure with preservation or improvement…
Introduction The burden of psychiatric disease in the general population is substantial. Consider just two of the more common diseases. Major depressive disorder (MDD) is thought to affect nearly 17% of the world’s population, and the lifetime prevalence of obsessive-compulsive…
Summary of Key Points Transpedicular approaches can provide excellent access to ventral pathology and provide the option for a partial or complete corpectomy. Minimally invasive transpedicular extracavitary options are increasingly used. Retropleural thoracotomy provides a short surgical approach to the…
Summary of Key Points Intramedullary lesions of the spinal cord encompass a wide range of histopathology. The majority of these lesions are benign and amenable to surgical resection. Unlike primary intracranial tumors, most intramedullary spinal cord tumors are histologically benign…