Spinal tumor

Spinal tumor
Definition:
A spinal tumor is a growth of cells (mass) within or surrounding the spinal cord.
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Spinal tumors progress at different rates. In general, malignant tumors grow quickly, whereas benign tumors may develop slowly, sometimes existing for years before causing problems.
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Schwannomas, meningiomas, and ependymomas account for as much as 79% of primary spinal tumors.[5] Other less common primary spinal tumors include sarcomas, astrocytomas, vascular tumors, and chordomas, in decreasing order of frequency.
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Diseases that cause paraplegia or quadriplegia include spinal tuberculosis, syphilis, spinal tumors, multiple sclerosis, and poliomyelitis.
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Corpectomy is performed to remove diseased vertebrae containing metastatic spinal tumors.
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Irritation of a nearby nerve (weakness, numbness)
Blood vessel aneurysm (extremely rare) from pressure of the blood vessel by the osteochondroma
Angular deformity
Limb length discrepancy
Neurological problems (associated with spinal tumors) ...
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