Glossary for Spinal Cord Tumor

• Astrocytoma: A malignant tumour of the nervous system composed of astrocytes.
• Back pain: Pain from the back or spine.
• Brain cancer: Cancer of the brain.
• Cancer: Abnormal overgrowth of body cells.
• Chronic pelvic pain:
• Depression: Various syndromes with excessive anxiety, phobias, or fear.
• Ependymoma: A tumor that occurs in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). Symptoms vary according to the aggressiveness, size and exact location of the tumor.
• Fecal incontinence: Leaking or poorly controlled bowel motions
• Interstitial cystitis: A rare condition involving inflammatory disease of the bladder which progresses slowly.
• Lung cancer: Lung cancer is a disease of uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. This growth may lead to metastasis, which is the invasion of adjacent tissue and infiltration beyond the lungs. Most lung tumors are malignant.
• Meningioma: A slow-growing tumor of the meninges that is not cancerous. Symptoms are determined by the size and location of the tumor.
• Metastatic breast cancer: Metastatic breast cancer is the term used to describe cancer that has spread from the original site in the breast to other organs or tissues in the body.
• Movement symptoms: Changes to movement or motor abilities
• Multiple Myeloma: A rare malignant cancer that occurs in the bone marrow. More common in skull, spine, rib cage, pelvis and legs.
• Multiple Sclerosis: Autoimmune attack on spinal nerves causing diverse and varying neural problems.
• Neurofibroma: A benign tumor that originates from nerve cells. The tumors usually arise from nerves in the skin or just under the skin.
• Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF-1): Neurofibromatosis Type 1 is a genetic disorder often leading to the development of nerve tumors. The condition is also characterized by skin pigmentation abnormalities.
• Neurofibromatosis-1: Genetic disorder often leading to tumors on nerves.
• Numbness: Loss of feeling or sensation
• Overactive bladder/urinary incontinence:
• Pain: A feeling of suffering, agony, distress caused by the stimulation of pain fibres in the nervous system
• Paresthesias: Tingling, prickling, numbness or burning sensations
• Sarcoma: A malignant carcinoma that is located in connective tissue
• Sensations: Changes to sensations or the senses
• Spinal Cord Disorders: Any condition that affects the spinal cord
• Syphilis: A sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacteria (Treponema pallidum). The condition is often asymptomatic in the early stages but one or more sores may be present in the early stages. Untreated syphilis usually results in remission of visible symptoms but further severe damage may occur to internal organs and other body tissues which can result in death.
• Urinary Incontinence: Reduced ability to control urine flow.
• Weakness: Symptoms causing weakness of the body

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