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A 17-year-old male asked:
What is the risk for spinal tumor in healthy and active 23 year old male ?
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Dr. Dariush Saghafianswered
Neurology 34 years experience
Rare as Martian....: ....Hen's Teeth! Spinal cord tumor comprise 0.05% of all primary tumors diagnosed and a good portion of those are benign. Malignant ones are more scattered than that.
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Last updated Jun 8, 2014
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