Neurosurgical Focus: The May issue of Neurosurgical Focus (Vol. 58, No. 5) presents seventeen articles on the management of spinal column tumors.  

Topic Editors: Mark H. Bilsky, Fabio Ynoe Moraes, C. Rory Goodwin, Daniel Lubelski, and Michelle J. Clarke

From the Topic Editors’ Introduction: “The management of metastatic and primary spinal column tumors—both malignant and benign—continues to advance rapidly, driven by the integration of cutting-edge technologies and evidence-based medicine. These developments have significantly improved outcomes, enhancing local tumor control while minimizing morbidity in this complex patient population. This issue of Neurosurgical Focus covers significant advances that have fundamentally affected and will continue to change international practice patterns.”

Contents of the May issue: 

• “Introduction. Advances in spine tumor management: innovations in surgery, radiation, and biomarkers” by Mark H. Bilsky et al.

• “Surgical management of schwannomas in schwannomatosis: a comprehensive analysis of clinical outcomes and determinants of local recurrence” by Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi et al.

• “Innovative dura-splitting strategy for resection of spinal meningioma along with the inner layer of dura mater” by Lei Wang et al.

• “Outcomes and prognosis of surgically treated thoracic spinal meningiomas: a multicenter cohort study” by Qingping Joseph Feng et al.

• “Emergency neoplastic spinal cord compression without known histology: should we operate?” by Harsh Jain et al.

• “Neurological decline due to a vascular etiology in patients with spine tumors: a patient series and cautionary tale” by Scott L. Zuckerman et al.

• “Transpedicular approach for circumferential decompression and separation surgery as a safe and effective way to maximize surgical treatment for spinal metastases: a multicentric study” by Giuseppe Di Perna et al.

• “Intraoperative ultrasound imaging features in high-grade metastatic spinal cord compression treated with separation surgery” by Esteban Ramirez Ferrer et al.

• “Separation surgery with cement-augmented short-segment fixation for spinal metastasis: early experience with carbon fiber–reinforced polyetheretherketone instrumentation” by Anas Bardeesi et al.

• “Durability of carbon fiber–reinforced PEEK spinal instrumentation in spine oncology: a single-institution longitudinal experience” by Mark Damante et al.

• “Evaluating long-term construct stability in metastatic spine cancer patients with carbon fiber–reinforced polyetheretherketone instrumentation” by Gavril Rosoklija et al.

• “Comparison of open and percutaneous instrumented fixation for the treatment of spinal metastases” by Arkady Bilenkin et al.

• “Risk factors for early pathological fracture following stereotactic body radiation therapy for spinal metastases” by Juliana C. Capp et al.

• “Impact of surgery and radiation on radicular pain and myotomic weakness in patients with metastatic spine disease” by Arthur R. Bartolozzi IV et al.

• “Investigating distress levels in patients with metastatic spine disease undergoing surgical intervention” by Dana G. Rowe et al.

• “Single-fraction versus multifraction stereotactic radiosurgery for spinal metastases: systematic review and meta-analysis” by Mohammad Amin Dabbagh Ohadi et al.

• “Management for chordoma of the spine and sacrum with stereotactic radiosurgery” by Samuel Adida et al.

• “Napsin A as a key prognostic biomarker in spinal metastases of lung cancer: implications for survival and neurological function” by Albert Antar et al.  Newswise/SP