What is Spinal tumor?
{{Infobox disease | Name = Spinal tumors | ICD10 = {{ICD10|C|72|0|c|69}} | ICD9 = {{ICD9|192.2}} | Image = | Caption = | DiseasesDB = 31483 | ICDO = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = 001403 | eMedicineSubj = orthoped | eMedicineTopic = 49 | eMedicine_mult = {{eMedicine2|med|2993}}, {{eMedicine2|radio|169}} | MeshName = Chordoma | MeshNumber = C04.557.465.220 | }} '''Spinal tumors''' is a form of [[tumor]] that grows in the [[spinal cord]]. [[Extradural tumors]] are more common than [[intradural neoplasms]].<ref name=Segal>{{cite journal|last=Segal D|first=Constantini S. C.|author2=Korn, Lidar |title=Delay In Disgnosis of Primary Intra Dural Spinal Cord Tumors|journal=Surg Neurol Int 2012;3:52|date=14 May 2012|volume=3|page=52|doi= 10.4103/2152-7806.96075|doi-access=free |pmid=22629489|pmc=3356987}}</ref> ==Forms== Depending on their location, the spinal cord tumors can be: * Extradural - outside the [[dura mater]] lining (most common) * Intradural - part of the dura ** Intramedullary - inside the [[spinal cord]] **Extramedullary- inside the dura, but outside the spinal cord ==Notable cases== * [[Dan Haggerty]], American actor * [[John Houseman]], British actor * [[John Marshall Harlan II]], American judge * [[Kim Anderzon]], Swedish actress * [[Ravi Zacharias]], Indian-born Canadian-American apologist * [[Big Bully Busick]], American professional wrestler ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Cancer]] {{biology-stub}} {{Tumours}}