All-posterior vertebral column resection for treatment of metastatic tumors

J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2014 Sep;75(5):386-91. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1372434. Epub 2014 May 12.

Abstract

This technical note describes a surgical technique for an all-posterior (ALL-P) vertebral column resection (VCR) in the treatment of metastatic tumors involving the thoracic spine in adults. A case report of an 18-year-old young man with metastatic T4 osteosarcoma is presented along with the surgical technique for ALL-P VCR, tips and tricks, potential complications, and postoperative management. Advantages and disadvantages of alternative operative methods as well as particular implant types used in ALL-P VCR are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Diskectomy / methods*
  • Humans
  • Internal Fixators
  • Laminectomy / methods*
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / surgery*
  • Male
  • Osteotomy / methods*
  • Spinal Neoplasms / secondary
  • Spinal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome