Vertebral body resection for spinal tumours causing dural compression

The Surgical treatment of spinal tumours presenting with signs of neural compression has evolved over the years with a trend away from standard laminectomy to anterior approaches dictated by the direction of the compression. An improvement in the results of surgical decompression have been reported using the newer techniques. We report here our experience of a radical anteiror approach to vertebral body tumours in seven patients with primary and secondary lesions of the spine. The approach has been safe and produced gratifying palliation with a reduction of pain and resumption of ambulatory status in all