Spinal cord tumors are growths that develop in the spinal canal. These growths can originate from either the spinal cord itself or the bones that surround the spinal cord. Spinal cord tumors make up ...

Upper back pain may be a sign of cancer that has spread to the spine. However, many other conditions can cause pain in the upper back, such as arthritis or a herniated disk. Some types of cancer may ...

Nerve sheath tumors are rare tumors that grow on the lining of nerve cells. Symptoms differ depending on whether the tumors are cranial, spinal, or peripheral. They’re usually benign, but malignant ...

University of Mayland Medical Center neurosurgeon Dr. Mohamed A.M. Labib describes how surgeons were able to remove a rare bone tumor called a chordoma in the patient's cervical spine by threading ...

"The tumor was wrapped around the patient's spine and spinal cord and had invaded the vertebrae in her neck, just below the base of the skull," said Mohamed A.M. Labib, MD, CM, a UMMC neurosurgeon and ...