Total vertebrectomy for en bloc resection of lung cancer invading the spine.

Grunenwald, D; Mazel, C; Girard, P; Berthiot, G; Dromer, C; Baldeyrou, P · Ann Thorac Surg · 1996

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Abstract

We describe a technique of total vertebrectomy for en bloc resection of a non-small cell lung cancer with vertebral invasion through a combination of thoracic and enlarged posterior approaches, and present our entire experience of total and partial vertebrectomy for tumors invading vertebral bodies or the costovertebral angle.

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