Spine Tumor Program
Spine Tumor Program
The Spine Tumor Program at Swedish Neuroscience Institute brings together the expertise of multiple specialists to deliver personalized, advanced care for patients with spinal tumors. Members of our multidisciplinary program meet weekly to develop and coordinate care for individual patients.
Spinal tumors require delicate handling to precisely remove tumors, prevent injury to normal spinal cord tissue and preserve a patient’s quality of life. Our physicians work as a multidisciplinary team to create an individualized treatment plan for each patient to provide the best possible care and treatment.
Our team includes specialists in interventional neuroradiology, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, pain and palliative care, and radiation oncology.
- Benign spinal tumors:
- Aneurysmal Bone Cyst (ABC)
- Hemangiomas, Aggressive
- Hemangiomas, Benign
- Giant Cell Tumor (GCT) of bone
- Osteoid Osteoma
- Osteoblastoma
- Malignant spinal tumors:
- Ewing Sarcoma
- Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor (MPNST)
- Osteosarcoma
- Metastatic spinal tumors
- Primary spinal tumors
- Spinal cord tumors:
- Astrocytomas
- Ependymoma
- Schwannomas
- Meningiomas
- Neurofibromas
- Swedish spine surgeons have developed specialized surgical techniques to treat spine tumors affecting both the spinal vertebrae and delicate spinal cord tissue. We offer a full range of surgical services, from advanced surgical to minimally invasive options. Your surgeon and the care coordination team will consult with you to determine the most appropriate option for your individual situation.
- Image-guided intervention enables our physicians to see the anatomy of the spine and spinal cord more clearly, providing information that is required for accurate diagnosis and individualized treatment planning.
- Radiation oncologists precisely deliver radiation to cancerous areas while avoiding exposure to normal tissues.
- Medical therapies, including intravenous chemotherapy, delivered in our infusion suites at Swedish Cancer Institute, located on the first hill campus.
- Pain and palliative care teams can help address pain as well as other concerns patients may have as they consider options to address spinal disease.
To reach a physician in the Spine Tumor Program or to receive additional information about our services, give us a call.
Physicians who would like to request a consultation are encouraged to use the Swedish Referral Form. For urgent consultations, call the Swedish Cherry Hill operator, 206-320-2000, and ask for the spine attending on call.
Inpatient transfer services are handled by the Swedish Transfer & Operations Center (STOC). The STOC team will help you with triage to the appropriate Swedish campus, registration, bed assignment and patient transport via ambulance. Call 866-470-4BED (866-470-4233).