Spinal S Spinal Tumor / Vertebral Tumor Treatment

Spine surgeon, Spine specialist Ahmednagar

Shreesha Total Spine Care & Diabetology Center, Ahmednagar. We specialize in diagnosing and treating various type of spinal tumor & vertebral tumor

What is spinal tumor?

A spinal tumor is a growth that develops within your spinal canal or within the bones of your spine. A spinal cord tumor, also called an intradural tumor, is a spinal tumor that that begins within the spinal cord or the covering of the spinal cord (dura).

What is vertebral tumor?

A tumor that affects the bones of the spine (vertebrae) is called a vertebral tumor.Spinal cord tumors may be classified as where they occur relative to the protective membranes of the spinal cord.

Symptoms: Spinal cord tumors can cause different signs and symptoms, especially as tumors grow. The tumors may affect your spinal cord or the nerve roots, blood vessels or bones of your spine. Signs and symptoms may include:

• Pain at the site of the tumor due to tumor growth
• Back pain, often radiating to other parts of your body
• Feeling less sensitive to pain, heat and cold
• Loss of bowel or bladder function
• Difficulty walking, sometimes leading to falls
• Back pain that's worse at night
• Loss of sensation or muscle weakness, especially in your arms or legs
• Muscle weakness, which may be mild or severe, in different parts of your body

These are the main types of intradural tumors:

• Intramedullary tumors begin in the cells within the spinal cord itself, such as gliomas, astrocytomas or ependymomas.
• Extramedullary tumors grow in either the membrane surrounding the spinal cord or the nerve roots that reach out from the spinal cord.

Spinal tumors or growths of any kind can lead to pain, neurological problems and sometimes paralysis. A spinal tumor can be life-threatening and cause permanent disability.

Treatment for a spinal tumor: include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy or other medications.