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Repair of skull base defect

28 year old woman presents with complaint of right-sided hearing loss and sense of fullness within her right ear Exam with conductive hearing loss in right ear

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SpineTumor

Metastatic tumor to T12

53 year old man presents with mid-lower back pain radiating to the left side of the lower chest and flank Severe after minor fall 2 weeks prior Mild back pain for about 4 months No significant prior medical history

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SpineTumor

Spinal meningioma (C2)

71 yo woman presents with 10 months of progressive weakness of arms and legs. Started with difficulty walking and has progressed to the point that she needs significant assistance to walk. She also reports difficulty with voiding. Examination reveals severe left-sided weakness most pronounced in left hand and hip muscles. She is hyper-reflexic.

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Kyphoplasty and RF ablation

66 year-old woman presents with severe back pain. She has known history of breast cancer with spread to multiple bones. Back pain started 8 weeks prior without specific traumatic event. No neurologic complaint

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BrainTumor

Brain Metastasis

69 year old man with known history of renal cell carcinoma presents with cognitive decline and neck mass. Memory issues were attributed to chemotherapy. Also was having new headaches. Neck mass was due to an infection. Neurologic examination was relatively unremarkable.

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Craniotomy for Meningioma

52 year old woman presenting to ER with new onset seizure. Patient & husband report being in good health until while seated in passenger seat of car, she had brief loss of consciousness with stiffening of right arm and body. Episode lasted about 2 minutes. EMS was called.

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BrainTumor

Craniotomy for Tumor Resection

64 year-old man presenting with headache and visual changes Headache for about 2 weeks getting stronger Seeing flashing lights and losing sight in the left side of his vision

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