Spinal cord tumours are abnormal cells

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Spinal cord tumors are abnormal cellsthat grow in the spinal cord

Spinal cord tumours are abnormal cellsthat grow in and around the spinal cord

Spinal cord tumours are of two typesprimary and secondary –

Primary spinal cord tumours developfrom the spinal cord

The secondary spinal cord tumoursspread from cancer at another site of the body.

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Spinal cord tumours into three majorgroups by their location within the spine

• Extradural tumors - Grow in the membrane surrounding thespinal cord (the dura mater)

• Intradural-extramedullary - Tumorsthat grow outside the spinal cord but within the dura mater

• Intramedullary tumors -Intramedullary tumors grow inside the spinal cord