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Rare spinal cancer tumor removed through patient’s eye at university hospital
Innovative Maryland surgeons pioneer first-of-its-kind transorbital approach to remove spinal tumors, successfully treating a ...
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First-Of-Its-Kind Surgery Uses Eye Socket To Remove Spinal Cancer
Surgeons have previously used routes through the eye socket to access tumors in the brain and sinuses, but this is the first ...
Surgeons bid for medical first: Removing spinal tumor through patient’s eye
Karla Flores had a tumor strangling her spinal cord near the base of her skull. Doctors weighed whether they should attempt a ...
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Understanding the signs, risks, diagnosis and treatment of brain and spinal cord tumors
By Dr. John Villano University of Kentucky Each year, thousands of adults are diagnosed with tumors that form in the brain or ...
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Maryland Woman Has Rare Spinal Tumor Removed Through Her Eye Socket
A large spinal tumor threatening the life of a young Maryland woman was recently removed through her eye in a groundbreaking ...
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Miracle surgery: Doctors remove a hard-to-reach spinal tumor through the eye of a patient
After a month, Karla underwent proton therapy, a type of radiation treatment that is used to remove any tumor remains in the ...
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Doctors use "third nostril" to remove tumor wrapped around Rosedale woman's spine
This story may sound graphic, but what we're about to tell you saved a young Rosedale woman's life. Karla Flores, now 20, ...
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Rare spinal cancer tumor removed through patient’s eye at university hospital
A surgical team at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) extracted the tumors, which had wrapped around the spinal cord, through the patient’s eye socket. This was the first time ...
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Rare spinal tumor removed through patient's eye socket
"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 ...