Abstract
The first step in the compartmental approach to spinal tumors is to determine if the lesion is intraosseous, extradural, intradural extramedullary (IDEM), or intramedullary (IM) in location. The possible differential diagnoses and optimal surgical approaches of these tumors are different depending on their compartmental location. In most cases it is not difficult to identify the compartment in which these tumors are situated on MRI, although it can be confusing in some instances. In the chapter, we will discuss radiological clues that can be helpful in localizing the compartment to which these tumors belong.
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Kang, H.S., Lee, J.W., Lee, E. (2017). Compartmental Approach to Spinal Tumors. In: Oncologic Imaging: Spine and Spinal Cord Tumors. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-700-0_1
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