When surgery is needed to remove a spinal tumor

Michael Galgano, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Michael Galgano, MD (photo
by Jim Howe) Neurosurgeon Neurosurgeon Michael Galgano, MD Michael
Galgano, MD, discusses spinal tumors and their two main types:
those that occur within the spinal cord and those in the spinal
column or backbone. Tumors may be cancerous or benign. Some are
slow growing and can be monitored without immediate intervention,
and others need to be removed surgically. Some may require
chemotherapy or radiation. Galgano explains that most tumors in the
spinal cord are the result of cancers that have traveled from
elsewhere in the body, often the lung, breast or prostate.
Surgeries to remove these tumors are delicate operations that
harbor significant risk., discusses spinal tumors and their two
main types: those that occur within the spinal cord and those in
the spinal column or backbone. Tumors may be cancerous or benign.
Some are slow growing and can be monitored without immediate
intervention, and others need to be removed surgically. Some may
require chemotherapy or radiation. Galgano explains that most
tumors in the spinal cord are the result of cancers that have
traveled from elsewhere in the body, often the lung, breast or
prostate. Surgeries to remove these tumors are delicate operations
that harbor significant risk.