Spine Tumor Care - Mayo Clinic

Treatment for a spinal tumor may include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or other medications. Sometimes the right procedure is no procedure. Mayo Clinic experts are paid a fixed salary. They are not paid based on the number of procedures or tests ordered. This means we will recommend surgery only when necessary, and when other less-invasive approaches have been ruled out.

With Mayo Clinic, you can expect:

Rapid testing and assessment using the latest imaging and diagnostic tools available. Our neurologists and neurosurgeons work with experienced nerve tissue analysts to identify spinal cord tumors.
Cutting-edge treatment approaches. This includes 3D printing technology for surgical planning and precision. Our surgeons are skilled in minimally invasive procedures and surgery enhancing technology to allow for greater precision, smaller incisions, lower complications rates, and a quicker recovery.
Access to new developments and treatments through Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. Mayo Clinic also participates in regional, national, and international cooperative groups and collaborations devoted to cancer research.

The experts on your team will all work together to plan your treatment, provide test results quickly, and coordinate your appointments. What might take months to accomplish elsewhere can typically be done in a matter of days at Mayo Clinic.

Your care team may include neuroradiologists, neuropathologists, neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, orthopedic oncologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, neurologists with subspecialty expertise in tumor diagnosis and management, rehabilitation specialists, and other professionals.

At Mayo Clinic, it's not unusual to have five different surgeons in the operating room working together. Depending on your specific tumor, thoracic, orthopedic, cardiac, general, and plastic surgeons may be involved.

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, are ranked among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings.

Mayo Clinic doctors trained in spine conditions (neurologists) and spinal surgery (neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons) have experience in evaluating and treating people with vertebral tumors. Each year, Mayo Clinic spinal cord tumor experts provide comprehensive care for nearly 400 adults and children.

Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center meets strict standards for a National Cancer Institute comprehensive cancer center, recognizing scientific excellence and a multispecialty approach focused on cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Mayo Clinic is also part of the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, a group of scientists throughout the U.S. and Canada who work together to conduct clinical trials and reduce the impact of cancer.

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Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center is designated by the National Cancer Institute as a comprehensive cancer center.

Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center is nationally accredited by the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer (CoC).