Karla Flores was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor. An misplaced MRI found a second, nearly inoperable, tumor on her spine.

Innovative Maryland surgeons pioneer first-of-its-kind transorbital approach to remove spinal tumors, successfully treating a young woman's rare chordoma cancer.

A surgical team at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) extracted the tumors, which had wrapped around the spinal cord, through the patient’s eye socket. This was the first time ...

University of Maryland surgeons remove a tumor through a patient’s eye socket. It was the only option. And it worked, really well. “It was a straight shot.” Patient’s fine. Groundbreaking and amazing.

Nursing student Rachel Stewart faced temporary paralysis due to a benign spinal nerve tumor and is now redirected her career ...

A surgical team at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) extracted the tumors, which had wrapped around the spinal cord, through the patient’s eye socket. This was the first time ...