.early detection of cancer in other organs may prevent spinal cord tumors. Lifestyle changes, as stopping smoking, to lower the risk of the development of other types of cancer, may also help.
Johan L. Slooff has written: 'Primary intramedullary tumors of the spinal cord and filum terminale' -- subject(s): Spinal cord, Tumors
the spine has many heath problems such as tumors,and inflammatory diseases
.Surgery is usually the first step in treating benign and malignant tumors. radiation and chemotherapy treatments may be effective. pain relievers and cortisone drugs to lessen swelling around the tumor, and ease pressure on the spinal cord.
Scientists don't know what causes these tumors, although the noncancerous growths may be hereditary or present since birth.
Radiosurgery is used to treat small brain and spinal cord tumors. This procedure can save your life and is important for those who need to get rid of their tumors.
Tethered Spinal Cord is a condition where the spinal cord is attached to the spinal column and that causes the cord to become stretched.
Meningioma's are tumors in the meninges, the membrane that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. Most meningioma's are benign though they can rarely be cancerous.
10,000 new.(SCIs) occur each year in the United States. The typical patient.is a man between the ages of 19 and 26, injured in a motor vehicle accident (about 50% of all SCIs), a fall (20%), an act of violence (15%), or a sporting accident (14%).
In myelography, dye is injected into the spinal canal and the patient is then tilted in different directions on a special table, allowing dye to outline the spinal cord and nerve roots and to show areas of compression.
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Holger Pettersson has written: 'CT and myelography ofthe spine and cord' -- subject(s): Diagnosis, In infancy and childhood, Myelography, Pediatric neurology, Pediatric radiography, Radiography, Spinal Cord Diseases, Spinal Diseases, Spinal cord, Spine, Tomography, Tomography, X-Ray Computed 'Radiologic staging of musculoskeletal tumors' -- subject(s): Bone Neoplasms, Diagnosis, Diagnostic imaging, Musculoskeletal system, Neoplasm Staging, Radiography, Tumors
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