The neuro-oncology multispecialty team at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and UW Medicine has a wide breadth of expertise in both primary brain cancers and in brain and spinal cord metastases. At the ...

Researchers reported on a prediction model developed to determine which patients with spinal metastases were likely to benefit from surgery.

The neuro-oncology team at Fred Hutch Cancer Center and UW Medicine has a wide breadth of expertise in both primary brain cancers and in brain and spinal cord metastases. At the Fred Hutch Brain and ...

Researchers found that tumor "separation surgery" followed by high-dose hypofractionated stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) or high-dose single-fraction SRS is safe and effective in controlling spinal ...

A 22-year-old man with no significant medical history presented with 8 months of lower back pain and paresthesia, as well as weakness involving the bilateral lower extremities. Upon further ...

Integrating Family Caregiver Support Into a Gynecologic Oncology Practice: An ASCO Quality Training Program Project Several treatment options for spinal metastases exist, including multiple radiation ...

BALTIMORE -- The use of long-stem hemiarthroplasty (LSHA) did not improve quality-of-life (QoL) or functional outcomes compared to intramedullary nailing (IMN) in treating pathological fractures of ...

Researchers have demonstrated that magnetic nanoparticles can be used to ferry chemotherapy drugs into the spinal cord to treat hard-to-reach spinal tumors in an animal model. The unique delivery ...

In an attempt to expand its product portfolio that addresses pain therapeutic solutions, Medtronic plcMDT recently launched its OsteoCool radiofrequency (RF) Ablation System in the U.S. market, ...

We review the clinical features, microbial etiologies, mechanisms of infection, and outcomes of 25 cases of intramedullary abscess of the spinal cord (IASC) reported between 1977 and 1997, the modern ...