Table 1.

Recent experience with extradural tumor resection and spinal reconstruction

Type of tumor & tumor pathology	No. of patients
Metastases
Lung	19
Renal	12
Breast	25
Prostate	10
Colon	5
Parotid	1
Salivary	2
Pancreatic	2
Thyroid	2
Total	78
Hematogenous-based
Plasmacytoma	10
Lymphoma	5
Total	15
Primary vertebral tumors
Sarcoma	2
Chondrosarcoma	2
Paraganglioma	2
Hemangioma	2
Chordoma	2
Total	10
Other
Inflammatory lesion	1
Osteonecrosis after radiation	1
Total	2