Texoma Living Well Magazine March/April 2018

Radiofrequency ablation treatment now available for spinal tumors Minimally invasive technology, close to home A treatment system speciﬁcally used for treating painful tumors that have spread to the spine from cancer in other parts of the body is now available at TMC. Orthopedic Spine Surgeon and Chief of Staff at Texoma Medical Center Brian Rose, MD, FAAOS, says he has been treating patients for about six months. TexomaCare Neurosurgeon Michael Molleston, Brian Rose, MD, FAAOS Orthopedic & Spine Surgeon Michael Molleston, MD Neurosurgeon, TexomaCare MD, says the treatment serves a dual purpose.“Radiofrequency ablation enables us to treat tumors using a small incision. Once the tumor is destroyed, we strengthen and stabilize the spine by ﬁlling in the

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