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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.
Metastatic Tumors in the Spine
Printer-friendly versionSome tumors begin elsewhere in the body and then move to the spine and spinal cord region. These tumors are known as metastatic tumors since they metastasize (move) to the spine from another point of origin.
The most common cancers that metastasize to the spine are:
- Prostate
- Breast adenocarcinoma (add-no-car-see-no-ma)
- Lung adenocarcinoma
- Renal cell carcinoma
- Gastric carcinoma
The most likely cancer to metastasize to the spine is prostate cancer. Lung cancer is the most common primary lesion in patients whose spinal metastases were detected before the diagnosis of the primary lesions. Each form of cancer spreads at a different rate. For example, the shortest timeframe from diagnosis to spinal metastasis is lung cancer. The longest is breast cancer.
Doctors at the Florida Hospital Brain and Spinal Cancer Program are well versed in metastatic tumors and can monitor their evolution through state-of-the-art diagnostics and detection methods. Early detection followed by effective treatment offers you the best chance of minimizing the effects of metastasizing spinal tumors.