30 Surgery for Primary and Metastatic Tumors of the Spine

A. T. Parsa, MD, PhD Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA B. D. Birch, MD Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA M. G. Kaiser, MD Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA P. C. McCormick, MD Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA CONTENTS