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Adult Brain Tumors
Learn about the most common types of adult brain tumors as well as how they are graded to help doctors determine the best course of treatment.
Pediatric Brain Tumors
With a specialized pediatric brain tumor program, Florida Hospital is the only Children’s Oncology Group (COG) program in central Florida. Learn more about how our doctors can help your child beat brain cancer.
Spine & Spinal Cord Tumors
Tumors in and around the spine and spinal cord aren’t as common as brain tumors, but they do occur. The majority of spinal cord tumors are found in children and young adults, but anyone can be diagnosed with a tumor at any point in their life.
Causes of Spine & Spinal Cord Tumors
Printer-friendly versionWhile researchers are beginning to more fully understand the genetic and environmental factors that can contribute to the development of many kinds of tumors, the origins of spinal tumors are still relatively unknown.
Like many other tumor types, spinal tumors contain a number of abnormal genes. But doctors and researchers are not yet sure what causes the genes to change. In some cases, spinal cord tumors are known to run in families. Others are associated with specific diseases, such as neurofibromatosis type 2 and Von Hippel-Lindau disease.
The origins of secondary spinal tumors are easier to identify. These tumors begin elsewhere in the body and spread to the spine and spinal cord through a process called metastasis.
No matter what the cause, the highly experienced team at the Florida Hospital Brain and Spinal Cancer Program can identify spine and spinal tumors even in their earliest stages and devise a course of treatment that addresses them with advanced procedures and techniques.