Medical Definition of Spinal cord tumour

1. A spinal cord tumour is a aggregate if cells that form a mass that can compress the spinal cord. Spinal cord tumours may arise from local structures (for example meninges) or from a cancer from a distant site (i.e. Metastasis). Regardless of the aetiology, all spinal cord tumours cause symptoms from compression on the spinal cord, surrounding nerve roots or blood vessels that supply the cord. Symptoms are variable with the extent and the level of the spinal cord tumour. Common symptoms include back pain that may radiate, numbness and tingling to the lower extremities, muscle weakness in the legs, difficulty walking and loss of bowel and bladder control (incontinence). (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spinal Cord Tumour

spinal ataxia
spinal block
spinal board
spinal canal
spinal chord
spinal column
spinal columns
spinal concussion
spinal cord
spinal cord compression
spinal cord concussion
spinal cord injuries
spinal cord injury
spinal cord neoplasms
spinal cord tumour (current term)
spinal cords
spinal curvature
spinal curvatures
spinal decompression
spinal dysraphism
spinal fluid
spinal fractures
spinal fusion
spinal ganglion
spinal headache
spinal induction
spinal injuries
spinal lemniscus
spinal length

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