I recently decased a pc monitor and I noticed a flat band of wires surrounding the monitor.  It almost looked like a miniature ide cable and both ends of this cable hooked to a pcb board.  It's on a 21" mitsubushi svga monitor.   I have decased pc monitors in the past and have never seen a wire like this.  Usually the only wire surrounding the monitor is the degaussing cable.
I guess the main thing I would like to know is what this cable does and if I can remove it.  
Thanks