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Head & Neck Cancer Surgery

Head & Cancer Surgery What is ablative surgery and who performs it? Ablative surgery is the removal of visible tumor with a margin of normal, healthy tissue that surrounds it. This form of surgery may also include the removal of lymph nodes from the neck which are...

Hypopharyngeal Cancer

Hypopharyngeal Cancer What causes hypopharyngeal cancer? The most common risk factors for hypopharyngeal cancer include tobacco and alcohol consumption. When combined, these two risk factors significantly increase the risk of developing these cancers. In addition,...

Brain Tumor Diagnosis

Previous Page Brain Tumor Diagnosis Use the alphabetical menu to quickly advance to a diagnosis section based on the first letter of the diagnosis. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Acoustic Neuroma This noncancerous tumor grows on the main nerve...

Degenerative Disc Disease

Degenerative Disc Disease As people age, the joints in the body wear down. You may be aware that your hip and knee joints can weaken as you get older, but did you know this can also happen to the joints your spine? This called degenerative disc disease, and it can be...

Meningioma

Meningioma Meningioma tumors are the most common type of primary brain tumors in adults and usually are slow-growing tumors that typically aren’t aggressive. They can, however,  cause severe health problems if left untreated. Here’s what you need to know about...

Conscious/Awake Brain Surgery

Conscious/Awake Brain Surgery An awake craniotomy, also known as conscious brain surgery, is precisely as it sounds: a brain surgery during which you are awake. That might sound like something out of a science fiction novel, but the Intent Medical Group experts, led...