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.
Types & Treatments
Printer-friendly versionBrain and Spinal Tumor Types and Treatments
There are many types of brain and spinal tumors, each requiring specialized attention and treatment. Our specialists at the Florida Hospital Brain and Spinal Cancer Program are highly qualified to treat brain and spinal tumors using the latest advances in modern medicine.
In fact, our program is one of the leaders in research and treatment of brain and spinal tumors in adults and children, offering the best possible outcomes.
The Florida Hospital Brain and Spinal Cancer Program offers adults compassionate, professional care utilizing the most advanced technologies and treatments available. Understanding the types of adult brain tumors, causes, brain tumor symptoms, diagnosis and grading brain tumors and treatment of these tumors is important to improving patient outcomes.
A spinal tumor is a cancerous growth of tissue found in or near the spinal cord or bones of the spine. Although this type of tumor occurs less frequently than a brain tumor, it also requires specialized treatment. Tumors located in or around the spinal cord may cause weakness, pain and impair extremities. While cancerous tumors that begin in the spine are not likely to spread to others areas of the body, it can occur. Doctors at the Florida Hospital Brain and Spinal Cancer Program can provide you with an accurate diagnosis of your disease and develop a treatment plan that not only addresses the spine tumor, but its initial source as well.
Treating children with brain tumors requires a very specialized skill set because a child's physiology and the types of tumors they can develop is very different from that of an adult. Understanding the different types of pediatric brain tumors is important to proper and timely treatment, as is knowing the proper diagnosis and grading of these cancers. The physicians at the Florida Hospital Brain and Spinal Cancer Program have extensive experience treating pediatric patients who have brain tumors.