Innovative Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures for Bone Tumors

updated 12/30/06

Many bone tumors require surgery, but new minimally invasive techniques are now available that have the potential to minimize the impact of surgery and allow more rapid recovery.

At the present time, conventional surgery and adjuvant treatments such as radiation and chemotherapy remain the mainstay of treatment for most, if not all malignant tumors. Patients should not assume that these techniques are preferable to normal treatments simply because they exist.

However, in some benign bone tumors, particularly osteoid osteoma, non-operative treatments now appear to be superior to convenional surgery. In other tumors, these techniques lead to the reduction in the extent of surgery allow treatment of patients for whom no other hope exists.

To make an accurate diagnosis, minimally invasive biopsy techniques have been developed. Depending on the type of tumor, percutaneous radiofrequency treatment, laparoscopic treatment, percutaneous osteoplasty, and ebolization may be used to eliminate the tumor and restore the patient to normal health. Click on a topic on the right for more information.

If you would like more information on how these treatments may help you with your particular health concerns, please contact the authors of this site.

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	Minimally invasive biopsy + grafting
	Percutaneous osteoplasty and vetebroplasty
	Laparoscopic surgery or laparoscopically assisted surgery
	Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation
	Embolization procedures for tumors