Case Study: Surgical Treatment of Secondary Spinal Tumors

A secondary spinal tumor occurs when a cancer metastasizes (or spreads) to the spine from another area of the body. By far and away the leading cause of spine cancer, secondary tumors account for more than 90% of all spinal tumors. But, how do these tumors spread from point A to point B in the first place? Abnormal cells can spread to the spine through the bloodstream, where they take root in our bone marrow, and multiply.