Mechtler LL, Nandigam K: Spinal cord tumors: new views and future directions. Neurol Clin 2013; 31: 241–68 CrossRef MEDLINE 2. Samartzis D, Gillis CC, Shih P, O‘Toole JE, Fessler RG ...

Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer ...

Mangaluru: A team of doctors from the SDM Multispecialty Hospital, Ujire, performed full endoscopic intra-dural spinal tumor ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted two 510 (k) clearances for implants which restore the integrity of ...

Tumors from glial cells are often aggressive. They can start in the brain or the spinal cord, then rapidly form finger-like projections, spread, and destroy the surrounding healthy brain tissues.

Softball player no longer has feeling or movement below the waist following surgery to remove a tumor from her spine.

Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO Notalgia paresthetica (NP) is not associated with cancer. However, it is a sign of a ...

What are germ cell and sex cord stromal cells? Germ cells and sex cord stromal cells form when a fetus (baby) is developing. A fetus is made from a sperm cell and an egg cell. Germ cell tumors (GCTs) ...