What is Spinal Cord Tumor?

What is Spinal Cord Tumor?

• Spinal Cord Tumor: Cancer of the spinal cord or central nervous system.

Spinal Cord Tumor: Introduction

Types of Spinal Cord Tumor:

Broader types of Spinal Cord Tumor:

• Brain cancer
• Cancer
• Spinal Cord Disorders
• more types...»

How serious is Spinal Cord Tumor?

Complications of Spinal Cord Tumor: see complications of Spinal Cord Tumor
Prognosis of Spinal Cord Tumor: Symptoms of brain and spinal cord tumors generally develop slowly and worsen over time unless they are treated. The tumor may be classified as benign or malignant and given a numbered score that reflects how malignant it is. This score can help doctors determine how to treat the tumor and predict the likely outcome, or prognosis, for the patient. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Brain and Spinal Tumors Information Page: NINDS)

What causes Spinal Cord Tumor?

Causes of Spinal Cord Tumor: see causes of Spinal Cord Tumor

What are the symptoms of Spinal Cord Tumor?

Symptoms of Spinal Cord Tumor: see symptoms of Spinal Cord Tumor

Complications of Spinal Cord Tumor: see complications of Spinal Cord Tumor

Can anyone else get Spinal Cord Tumor?

Contagion of cancer: generally not; see details in contagion of cancer.

Spinal Cord Tumor: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Spinal Cord Tumor.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Spinal Cord Tumor.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Spinal Cord Tumor: see treatments for Spinal Cord Tumor
Research for Spinal Cord Tumor: see research for Spinal Cord Tumor

Organs Affected by Spinal Cord Tumor:

Organs and body systems related to Spinal Cord Tumor include:

• Spinal cord

Name and Aliases of Spinal Cord Tumor

Main name of condition: Spinal Cord Tumor

Class of Condition for Spinal Cord Tumor: cancer

CNS Tumor, Cancer of the spinal cord

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Spinal Cord Tumor:

• Primary spinal cord tumours
• Weak muscle
• Loss of sensation
• Secondary spinal cord tumours
• Metastases
• Astrocytoma
• Ependymoma
• Meningioma
• Neurofibroma
• Sarcoma
• Schwanoma

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