ABSTRACT
In certain circumstances, however, some patients are less than ideal candidates for open standard surgical resection because of age, medical comorbidities, the recurrent nature of their tumor, or anatomical location of the lesion (Dodd et al., 2006). Tumors that have recurred after open surgical resection may make safe surgical resection challenging or not possible. Multiple benign spinal tumors, as are common in familial neurocutaneous disorders, may be a pattern of spinal pathology better suited for a less invasive radiosurgical option. It is in such clinical circumstances that radiosurgery might serve as an important treatment option for these patients.
