{"id":566,"date":"2021-11-04T13:20:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T13:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidchangspine.com\/?p=566"},"modified":"2023-09-19T15:09:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T15:09:20","slug":"3-types-of-spinal-tumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidchangspine.com\/3-types-of-spinal-tumors\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Types of Spinal Tumors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

About 35,000-54,000 Americans<\/a> have diagnosed spinal tumors<\/a>, benign or cancerous growths in or around the spinal cord or vertebrae. That makes these cancers relatively rare, and as a result, they can often be difficult to diagnose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a leading complex spine neurosurgeon, David Chang, MD-PhD, DABNS<\/a>, uses state-of-the-art diagnostic techniques to identify spinal tumors, so our patients can begin an optimized treatment plan as soon as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what we\u2019d like you to know about the three types of spinal tumors and how they affect your spine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three types of spinal tumors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Spinal tumors can start in the cells of your spine, or the cancer may begin elsewhere and spread (metastasize) to the spine. When a tumor starts growing in the spine, it\u2019s called a primary spine tumor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spinal tumors can be classified into three groups or types based on where they form in relation to the spinal cord and the dura, the tough membrane that protects the spinal cord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intramedullary tumors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Intramedullary (sometimes called intradural) tumors are growths that form inside the dura. There are several types of intramedullary tumors, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n