I've been told I have a neurofibroma in my spinal column and it needs to be removed before I am unable to walk...

neurofibroma is genetic disorder...NF1 and NF2 genes are mutatedin their respective chromosomal sites to cause a cluster of symptoms that affect the skin,nerves,eye and brain.it is not caused by trauma

A neurofibroma is a tumour, usually benign, that attacks the peripheral nervous system. There are several categories of neurofibroma; some affect the skin and others the internal organs. The latter sometimes turn cancerous and can cause pain and disfigurement.

Neuro- is the combining form meaning nerve. Fibr- is the combining form meaning fiber. -oma is the suffix meaning tumor. So a neurofibroma is the medical term meaning benign tumor of nerve and fiber.

A benign peripheral nerve sheath tumor is a schwannoma or neurofibroma.