Neurological Surgery Clinical Services
Spine Tumors

• Overview
• Surgeons/ Provider Faculty
• Case Studies
• Related Conditions/ Diseases
• Related Treatment Options

Overview:

Spine tumors may be intrinsic to the spinal cord or nerve roots or they may be metastatic tumors from cancer elsewhere in the body, such as the lung or breast. The patient presents with pain and a variety of neurological symptoms; the tumors are diagnosed with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), sometimes using contrast material.

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Surgeons/ Provider Faculty:

• Trent Tredway, MD
• Randall M. Chesnut, MD, F.C.C.M., F.A.C.S.
• Fangyi Zhang, MD
• Laligam Sekhar, MD
• Jeffrey Ojemann, MD
• Richard Ellenbogen, MD
• Manuel Ferreira, Jr., MD, PhD

Case Study

The following case study summarizes a sample case report to help patients and families understand how our team of world-class doctors treat spinal tumors.

• Spinal Tumor Case Study

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Related Condition/Disease Descriptons:

• Cervical Spine Disorders
• Brain Tumor
• Glioma
• Glioblastoma
• Chordoma and Chondrosarcoma
• Meningioma
• Skull Base Tumors
• Pituitary Tumors
• Acoustic Neuromas
• Neurocytoma

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Related Treatment Options:

The following examples are techniques used in the treatment of spinal tumors:

• Minimally invasive endoscopic surgery
• Head CT/ Computed Tomography
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

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