Also known as: Brain cancer
Mickey, a quadriplegic patient participating in a brain-computer interface study, is discovered to have a glioma extending to the brain stem. Despite the extreme danger, he demands Derek remove it during sensor removal, ultimately dying during the surgery.
Also known as: AVM
A patient who came in for a broken ankle is found to have a previously diagnosed terminal cardiac AVM. Cristina innovatively treats it using embolization glue designed for brain aneurysms, successfully saving his life and creating major financial problems for the couple who spent everything expecting him to die.
Also known as: Broken ankle
Ben's initial presenting complaint from falling off an airport moving walkway, which leads to the discovery of his life-threatening cardiac AVM during routine pre-operative workup.
A 3-month-old infant with a teratoma that Arizona operates on, with visiting surgeon Emma Marling observing the procedure as part of her minimally invasive in-utero teratoma research.
Also known as: Fluid-filled cyst in pancreas
Webber presents with persistent left shoulder pain that Wilson eventually traces to a pancreatic pseudocyst causing referred pain through diaphragmatic irritation.
Also known as: Paralysis from the neck down
Mickey's underlying condition from a drunk driving accident nine years prior that killed two teenage girls. His participation in the brain-computer interface study gives him renewed purpose before his death.