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Laboratory Studies and Diagnostic Work-Up of Bony Lesions in the Spine

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Almost any time a physician treats a bony lesion or fracture pathological to the spine, the world of poor bone quality is entered. In order to improve understanding (and control) of the normal and diseased skeletal system, it is necessary to be conversant with a basic knowledge of these disorders affecting the spine. Therefore, basic laboratory tests, which can aid in the diagnostic work-up and evaluation of tumor recurrence, are reviewed in this chapter. It should be noted, though, that this chapter provides only an overview on the subject and it does not provide a complete review of all laboratory tests and prognostic factors applicable to spine tumor patients.

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  1. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, The Cleveland Clinic Spine Institute, Cleveland, OH

    Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski MD

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Lerner College of Medicine and The Cleveland Clinic Spine Institute, Cleveland, OH

    Robert F. Mclain MD

  3. The Orthopaedic Research Laboratories, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

    Henry J. Mankin MD

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    Robert F. McLain MD

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    Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski MD  & Edward C. Benzel MD, FACS  & 

  3. University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

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Lewandrowski, KU., Mclain, R.F., Mankin, H.J. (2006). Laboratory Studies and Diagnostic Work-Up of Bony Lesions in the Spine. In: McLain, R.F., Lewandrowski, KU., Markman, M., Bukowski, R.M., Macklis, R., Benzel, E.C. (eds) Cancer in the Spine. Current Clinical Oncology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-971-4_11

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