Epidemiology and demographics for primary vertebral tumors

John H Chi; Ali Bydon; Patrick Hsieh; Tim Witham; Jean-Paul Wolinsky; Ziya L Gokaslan

doi:10.1016/j.nec.2007.10.005

Epidemiology and demographics for primary vertebral tumors

Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2008 Jan;19(1):1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2007.10.005.

Authors

John H Chi¹, Ali Bydon, Patrick Hsieh, Tim Witham, Jean-Paul Wolinsky, Ziya L Gokaslan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurological Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Meyer 7-109, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. jchi529@yahoo.com

PMID: 18156042
DOI: 10.1016/j.nec.2007.10.005

Abstract

The vertebral column is the most common osseous site for secondary malignancy. Conversely, primary tumors of the vertebral column are relatively rare, comprising only 10% or less of all tumors to the spine. This article outlines benign and malignant tumors of the spine in children and adults.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Comorbidity
Diagnostic Imaging / standards
Humans
Neoplasms / diagnosis
Neoplasms / epidemiology*
Racial Groups
Radiculopathy / epidemiology*
Sex Distribution
Spinal Cord Compression / epidemiology*
Spinal Neoplasms / diagnosis
Spinal Neoplasms / epidemiology*
Spine / pathology*