Series Editor: Luis Roberto Vialle, MD
Guest Editors: Ziya L. Gokaslan, MD; Charles G. Fisher, MD; and Stefano Boriani, MD
Publisher: Thieme – 198 pages, with 86 figures
Book Review by: Nano Khilnani
This text presents a rigorous and critical approach to the evaluation of scientific literature, clinical expertise, and a strong commitment to patient centeredness and humanistic values.
The editors state that the goals of this book are:
- To balance critical appraisal of current evidence in spine oncology with opinion from experienced experts
- To create a distinctive and meaningful clinical reference for the spine oncology surgeon.
The chapters cover three steps in the treatment of patients:
- General evaluation
- Staging and decision-making principles
- Histology-specific oncologic patient management.
With this book, the editors also aim to address and correct a long-standing problem in the management of spine tumors, and that is to standardize the practice, otherwise the outcome can be lethal. They point out:
“The basis of the problem is the fact that these elements used in managing spine tumors have all historically relied on the use of accepted general orthopedic and neurological principles in the (management of the) spine.”
They lament” “The spinal community however, has been generally reluctant to fully adopt the principles of appendicular musculoskeletal oncology developed by Enneking.”
Thirty-three specialists (including the editors named above) from these countries – Canada, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, and the United States – authored the 16 chapters of this book.
They are not only orthopedic (particularly spine) surgeons but also experienced in head and neck surgery, neurosurgery, and plastic surgery. Others are in oncology, radiology, and other fields.
They wrote the following chapters which gives you an overview of contents of this book:
- Evaluation and Decision Making
- Safety and Efficacy of Surgery for Primary Tumors of the Spine
- Interventional Options for Primary Tumors of the Spine
- Radiation Therapy for Primary Bone Tumors
- Medical Oncology Principles for the Spine Oncology Surgeon
- Spinal Osteoid Osteoma and Osteoblastoma
- Aneurismal Bone Cyst and Giant Cell Tumor
- Chordoma
- Chondrosarcoma
- Osteogenic Sarcoma and Ewing’s Sarcoma of the Spine
- Margins in Spine Tumor Resection: How Much is Enough?
- Principles Behind Determining the Right Approach
- Spinopelvic Reconstruction / Fixation and Fusion
- Structural Graft Selection
- Wound Closure Techniques
- Complications and their Avoidance; How to Plan Primary Tumor Resection to Minimize Complications and Maximize Outcome
Some of the good features of this book are:
- Editors are internationally-recognized authorities on primary spinal tumors
- Synthesizes the best available evidence and consensus expert advice on primary spinal tumors, leading to optimal clinical recommendations
- Multidisciplinary contributions integrate the perspectives of medical and radiation oncologists, radiology interventionalists, pathologists, and spine surgeons
- Each chapter includes clinical pearls, tips on complication avoidance, and top five must-read references
This is an excellent resource on the treatment of primary spinal tumors.
Series Editor:
Luis Roberto Vialle, MD is Professor of Orthopedics in the School of Medicine at Catholic University of Parana State, Spine Unit, in Curitiba, Brazil
Guest Editors:
Ziya L. Gokaslan, MD, FACS is Donlin M. Long Professor; Professor of Neurosurgery, Oncology and Orthopedic Surgery; Director of the Neurosurgical Spine Program; and Vice Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.
Charles G Fisher, MD, MHSc, FRCSC is Professor and Head of the Division of Spine Surgery in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Stefano Boriani, MD is with the Unit of Oncologic and Degenerative Spine Surgery at Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute in Bologna, Italy.
Contributors:
Luca Amendola, MD
Christopher P. Ames, MD
Stefano Bandiera, MD
Stefano Boriani, MD
Justin M. Broyles, MD
Simone Colangeli, MD
Nicolas Dea, MD, FRSC
Vedat Deviren, MD
Christian P. DiPaola, MD
Charles G. Fisher, MD, MHSs, FRCSC
Daryl R. Fourney, MD, FRSC, FACS
Alessadnro Gasbarrini, MD
Riccardo Ghermandi, MD
Ziya L. Gokaslan, MD, FACS
Mari L. Groves, MD
Derek G. Ju, MD
Sudhir Kathuria, MD
Brent Y. Kimball, MD
Ilya Laufer, MD
Melissa Nadeau, MD< FRCS
Michael C. Oh, MD, PhD
Scott H. Okuno, MD
Shreyaskumar Patel, MD
Y. Raja Rampersaud, MD, FRCS ( C )
Steven I Robinson, MBBS
Justin M. Sacks, MD, FACS
Rowan Schouten, FRACS, MBChB, BSc
Daniel Michael Sciubba, MD
Jackson Sui
Peter Paul Varga, MD
Jean-Paul Wolinsky
Yoshiya (Josh) Yamada, MD, FRCPC
Patricia L. Zadnik, BA
