A 37-year-old member asked:
what can i do to slow the growth of a spinal tumor?
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Dr. Joseph Woods answered
27 years experience Pathology
Depends on SC tumor.: This depends on the type of cns/spinal cord tumor you/someone might have. Astrocytomas get surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy while oligodendrogliomas do well with surgery and chemotherapy. Ependymomas, germinomas, and meningiomas can do very well with surgery alone. Tumors metastatic to the spinal cord must be detected early or can have grave consequences from compression of the cord.
Answered on Nov 5, 2012
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ahmad M Hadied answered
48 years experience Orthopedic Surgery
It depend on the : Location, spinal tumors are classified according to their location in the spine.
Extradural (metastatic tumors)
intradural-extramedullary tumors.(s ... Read More
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
48 years experience Pathology
Metastatic: Primary tumors of the spinal cord are uncommon. Spinal cord is affected more frequently by tumors metastatic to the spine.
A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Larry Grissom answered
42 years experience Radiology
Possibly MRI: See a doctor for a history and physical and ask if your symptoms merit MRI or other tests. Spinal cord tumors are not common.
A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gerald Klein answered
49 years experience Radiology
No: Lots of benign tumors in the spine.
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