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{{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|doi= 10.4103/2152-7806.96075|accessdate=31 May 2012}}</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==
* [[John Houseman]], British actor
* [[John Marshall Harlan II]], American judge
* [[Kim Anderzon]], Swedish actress

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cancer]]

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