Spine Tumor Care - Mayo Clinic in Arizona

Vertebral tumor experts at Mayo Clinic work in teams to provide you with excellent care. Having all this expertise in a single place, focused on you, means that you're not just getting one opinion. Your care is discussed among the team, your test results are available quickly, appointments are scheduled in coordination, and the most highly specialized vertebral tumor experts in the world are all working together for you.

Our care teams include neuroradiologists, neuropathologists, neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, neurologists with subspecialty expertise in tumor diagnosis and management, rehabilitation specialists, and other professionals who work together to provide exactly the care you need.

What might take months to accomplish elsewhere can typically be done in a matter of days at Mayo Clinic.

At Mayo Clinic, you can expect:

Advanced diagnostic and treatment capabilities. Mayo Clinic offers rapid diagnostic testing and assessments by a team of skilled experts. Neurologists and neurosurgeons work with experienced tissue analysts to identify vertebral tumors.
Comprehensive cancer center. Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center meets the strict standards for a U.S. National Cancer Institute comprehensive cancer center. These standards recognize scientific excellence and a multispecialty approach focused on cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Experience you can trust. Mayo Clinic doctors have experience in evaluation and treatment for vertebral tumors, including very rare types.

Radiation therapy for vertebral tumors requires precise planning to avoid harm to the spinal cord. Our radiation oncologists use the latest treatment techniques, including:

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy
Stereotactic body radiotherapy
Proton therapy

Research in Mayo Clinic includes finding ways to use technology for earlier diagnosis of vertebral tumors and to identify which tumors are safe to monitor rather than remove.

Our experts have extensive experience caring for people with vertebral tumors and collaborate in teams to provide you with exactly the care you need. These teams include neuroradiologists, neuropathologists, neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, neurologists with subspecialty expertise in tumor diagnosis and management, rehabilitation specialists, and other professionals.

Spine Tumor Care by Experts at Mayo Clinic

Advanced diagnosis & treatment

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