PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ali, Rohaid
AU  - Hagan, Matthew J.
AU  - Shaaya, Elias
AU  - Leary, Owen P.
AU  - Feler, Joshua
AU  - Bajaj, Ankush
AU  - Gokaslan, Ziya
AU  - Konakondla, Sanjay
AU  - Mahan, Mark A.
AU  - Wagner, Ralf
AU  - Lewandrowski, Kai-Uwe
AU  - Telfeian, Albert E.
TI  - Endoscopic Techniques for Spinal Oncology: A Systematic Literature Review
AID  - 10.14444/8412
DP  - 2023 Jun 01
TA  - International Journal of Spine Surgery
PG  - 343--349
VI  - 17
IP  - 3
4099  - https://www.ijssurgery.com/content/17/3/343.short
4100  - https://www.ijssurgery.com/content/17/3/343.full
SO  - Int J Spine Surg2023 Jun 01; 17
AB  - Background Due to its ultraminimally invasive nature, endoscopic spinal surgery is an attractive tool in spinal oncologic care. To date, there has been no comprehensive review of this topic. The authors therefore present a thorough search of the medical literature on endoscopic techniques for spinal oncology.Methods A systematic review using PubMed was conducted using the following keywords: endoscopic spine surgery, spinal oncology, and spinal tumors.Results Collectively, 19 cases described endoscopic spine surgery for spinal oncologic care. Endoscopic spine surgery has been employed for the care of patients with spinal tumors under the following 4 circumstances: (1) to obtain a reliable tissue diagnosis; (2) to serve as an adjunct during traditional open surgery; (3) to achieve targeted debulking; or (4) to perform definitive resection. These cases employing endoscopic techniques highlight the versatility of this approach and its utility when applied to the right patient and with an experienced surgeon.Conclusions Our systematic review suggests that, given the right patient and an experienced surgeon, endoscopic spine surgery should be considered in the armamentarium for spinal oncologic care for both staging and definitive resection.Clinical Relevance This systematic literature review showed that endoscopic techniques have been successfully applied across the spectrum of care in spinal oncology, from diagnosis to definitive treatment.