Spinal Cord Tumors

Research

Mayo Clinic doctors are researching several aspects of spinal cord tumor diagnosis and treatment including:

• Ways to use technology to allow earlier diagnosis and safer removal
• How to avoid late complications related to tumor removal
• Which tumors are safe to monitor rather than remove

The normal spinal cord and brain are both part of the central nervous system. They are composed of the same tissues and develop the same tumor types. Learn more about brain tumor research at Mayo Clinic.

Mayo Publications

See a list of publications by Mayo doctors on spinal cord tumors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.