He thought he hurt his back doing yard work, but a scan led to a health crisis and surgery that was “almost like defusing a ...

We treat all diseases of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, including: We take pride in carefully evaluating our patients and helping them determine whether surgery is their best option. We also ...

When I meet Dr Chege Mwangi, 43, an orthopaedic and spine surgeon at the Kenai Orthopaedic and Spine Centre, I’m greeted not ...

At MD Anderson, the resident learns from neurosurgical faculty specialized in the treatment of brain, spine, and skull base tumors. The residents are also trained in modern concepts of tumor biology, ...

Louis’ Washington University, agreed to perform the extremely complicated surgery to remove his tumor. “Literally growing within his spinal cord. It’s about 3 centimeters in length and about ...

Treatment includes administration of corticosteroids, radiation therapy, surgery ... by way of blood vessels. Spinal cord compression can also occur through direct tumor extension, which is ...

These rare tumors generally don’t metastasize to ... Patients undergoing such spinal surgery have a temporary loss of coordination and need to retrain their brain, legs and trunk, Molina says.

The Post Falls High School graduate later had back pain, went to doctors found the cancer had metastasized and was growing ...