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World-first: Surgeons make history with spinal tumor removal through patient’s eye

Neurosurgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center in the U.S. have achieved a groundbreaking milestone by successfully removing a spinal tumor through a patient’s eye socket in a pioneering ...
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In first-of-its-kind surgery, rare spinal tumor removed through patient’s eye socket at University of Maryland Medical Center

University of Mayland Medical Center neurosurgeon Dr. Mohamed A.M. Labib describes how surgeons were able to remove a rare bone tumor called a chordoma in the patient's cervical spine by threading ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

Chimpanzee has ground-breaking spinal surgery to remove tumor

An adult male chimpanzee is recovering well after undergoing ground-breaking spinal surgery to remove a tumor. Mwelu, 34, a resident at Zoo Knoxville in Tennessee, is 10 days into his recovery ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

First-Of-Its-Kind Surgery Uses Eye Socket To Remove Spinal Cancer

She also underwent two other surgeries to remove a tumor pressing on her brain stem TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A first-of-its-kind surgery has gone through a young woman's eye socket to ...
WTOC-TV

Teacher relearns how to walk after surgery to remove tumor in his spinal cord

St. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) - A Missouri teacher, husband and father is on the road to recovery after a life-changing diagnosis and risky surgery. For about five weeks starting in September, Steve ...