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ReviewDer Orthopade2017

[Diagnostics and treatment of benign spinal tumors].

B Lehner, C Rehnitz, A Geisbüsch, M Akbar, G W Omlor

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Review in Der Orthopade, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

B LehnerZentrum für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Paraplegiologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Schlierbacher Landstraße 200a, 69118, Heidelberg, Deutschland. Burkhard.Lehner@med.uni-heidelberg.de.
C RehnitzZentrum für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Paraplegiologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Schlierbacher Landstraße 200a, 69118, Heidelberg, Deutschland.
A GeisbüschZentrum für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Paraplegiologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Schlierbacher Landstraße 200a, 69118, Heidelberg, Deutschland.
M AkbarZentrum für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Paraplegiologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Schlierbacher Landstraße 200a, 69118, Heidelberg, Deutschland.
G W OmlorZentrum für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Paraplegiologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Schlierbacher Landstraße 200a, 69118, Heidelberg, Deutschland.
University Hospital Heidelberg · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Benign tumors of the spine are rare and may lead to unspecific back pain. The classification of the lesion is typically achieved with a combination of imaging techniques (MRI and CT scans) and, in some cases, a histological sampling to allow differentiation from malignant processes. Both open and interventional (CT guided) biopsies are possible, depending on the localization of the tumor. Treatment strategies are diverse, require an interdisciplinary approach, and include operative and interventional procedures. The following article gives an overview of the most important benign tumors of the spine, the typical features in imaging, and treatment strategies.

Indexed as

Back PainDiagnosis, DifferentialDiagnostic ImagingHumansInterdisciplinary CommunicationIntersectoral CollaborationPrognosisSpinal DiseasesSpinal NeoplasmsSpineBenign neoplasmsBone cyst, aneurysmalGiant cell tumorOsteoma, giant osteoidVertebra

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PMID28477060
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