{"id":2659,"date":"2025-08-26T00:03:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T00:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/profdrhasanozgurozdemir.com\/?p=2659"},"modified":"2025-08-26T21:09:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T21:09:40","slug":"spinal-cord-tumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/profdrhasanozgurozdemir.com\/en\/omurilik-tumorleri\/","title":{"rendered":"Spinal Cord Tumors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SPINAL CORD TUMORS<\/h2>

Spinal tumors are tumors located in the spinal cord and nerve roots within the spinal canal. These tumor cells continue to grow uncontrollably and cause harm to the patient.<\/p>

Spinal tumors can be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (malignant). Primary tumors refer to tumors originating in the spine or spinal cord itself, while metastatic tumors refer to tumors that have spread from elsewhere in the body to the spine. Spinal tumors can occur in three primary areas: the cervical (neck), thoracic (back), lumbar (lower back), and sacral (tailbone). They are also classified by their location within the spine, such as anterior (front) or posterior (back).<\/p>

Spinal cord tumors, with their significant morbidity and mortality rates (illness and death), have become a focus of neurosurgery due to the positive outcomes achieved with early diagnosis and appropriate treatment methods. In parallel with technological advances, increased diagnostic capabilities and the development of surgical techniques, particularly microsurgery, have led to increased treatment success rates.<\/p>

Approximately to of central nervous system tumors are located in the spinal cord. The prevalence of spinal tumors in the general population varies between 2 and 10 per 100,000. Differentiating spinal tumors by location facilitates diagnosis and treatment. Therefore, the relationship with the dura mater (the outer layer of the spinal cord membrane) is taken into account in classification. Spinal tumors are classified accordingly as extradural, intradural extramedullary, and extramedullary. The ratio of intradural to extradural is 2:3. Of all spinal tumors, are extradural, are intradural extramedullary, and %5 are intradural intramedullary.<\/p>

Metastatic tumors constitute the majority of extradural tumors. In addition to metastatic tumors, primary spinal tumors are also included in extradural tumors. Neurofibroma and meningioma constitute the majority of intradural extramedullary spinal tumors. Ependymoma, astrocytoma, and hemangioblastoma constitute the majority of intradural intramedullary spinal tumors.<\/p>

Spinal tumors are predominantly benign. Improvements in early diagnosis and treatment have led to improved outcomes.<\/p>

Treatment is mainly aimed at total removal of the tumor by surgery, and most tumors are generally suitable for such a treatment method.<\/p>

<\/i>General Clinical Findings and Diagnostic Methods<\/h3>

Both benign and malignant tumors present with pain in the back or lower back that is not related to movement. This pain is usually not caused by trauma, exercise, or stress. However, the pain increases with exercise and worsens at night. The pain can radiate to the hips, legs, and arms if the tumor is in the neck, and conservative treatment is not effective.<\/p>

While the patient's symptoms and signs vary depending on the tumor's location, they generally occur when the tumor grows and presses on the spinal cord, nerve roots, or blood vessels. Compression of the spinal cord by itself is life-threatening. Additional symptoms are listed below:<\/p>