Schwannomatosis

Schwannomatosis is a disease that causes schwannomas (nerve tumors). Schwannomas grow on the insulating sheaths around peripheral nerves. These tumors can grow on nerves throughout the body, including on spinal nerve roots. At the Spine Hospital at the Neurological...

Neurofibromatosis

Neurofibromatosis is a condition in which nerve tumors grow throughout the body. At The Spine Hospital at The Neurological Institute of New York, we specialize in treating nerve tumors in the spine. Three types of neurofibromatosis have been identified. Two of them,...

Ewing’s Sarcoma

Ewing = James Ewing (1866-1943), who first described this type of cancer Sarcoma = cancer of a bone or soft tissue (muscle, tendon, cartilage, nerve, blood vessel, or others) Ewing sarcoma is a cancer of the bones or soft tissues. It is most common in the pelvis and...

Neurofibromatosis Type 2

Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is a rare genetic condition characterized by tumors in the peripheral and central nervous system. Several options are available to treat these tumors, including observation, surgical removal, peripheral nerve surgery, stereotactic...

Neurofibromatosis Type 1

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a genetic condition in which benign tumors arise along nerves anywhere in the body. Treatment for these tumors most often includes surgery; it sometimes also includes chemotherapy, radiation therapy or both. NF1 is the most common of...