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Acknowledgments We thank Mr. James Postier, who is a medical illustrator at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and created the illustrations used in this chapter. Background Thoracic disc herniation (TDH) is a rare form of degenerative intervertebral disc disease, making…
Summary of Key Points Percutaneous computed tomography–guided biopsy should be performed in patients when diagnosis may influence the decision to proceed with surgery or the extent of surgery. It is critical that wide negative margins are obtained in tumor resection.…