A childhood brain or spinal cord tumor is a disease in which abnormal cells form in the tissues of the brain or spinal cord. The spinal cord connects the brain with nerves in most parts of the body.

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A team that specializes in spinal tumors can make an accurate diagnosis. Symptoms differ from person to person but can include: These begin in the spine, usually in the neck. Types include: Gliomas: ...

However, today there are few reports about the use of percutaneous endoscopy in spinal tumor surgery. A case of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic removal of the lumbar spinal nerve tumor with ...

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

Primary spinal tumors, including tumors that invade the spinal cord and nerve roots, as well as that invade the vertebral body, can have serious consequences for patients and their families. Spinal ...

Brain and spinal cord tumors are “solid” tumors, unlike blood cancers such as leukemia ... Ependymomas account for about 5 percent of pediatric brain tumors, according to the American Cancer Society.

Peripheral nerves are the links between brain and spinal cord and the rest of the body. They are fragile and can be easily damaged. The brain’s ability to communicate with organs and muscles of the ...

Our peripheral nerve surgeons have vast experience treating even the rarest and most complex nerve tumors, using precise surgical techniques to remove the tumor and preserve optimal function. Several ...

Medulloblastomas can spread (metastasize) along the spinal cord. They typically require surgery plus other treatments. Optic nerve gliomas: These tumors are found in or around the optic nerves — those ...