Spinal tumor

Spinal tumors
Classification and external resources
ICD-10	C72.0
ICD-9	192.2
DiseasesDB	31483
MedlinePlus	001403
eMedicine	orthoped/49 med/2993, radio/169
MeSH	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.

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

• Dan Haggerty, American actor
• John Houseman, British actor
• John Marshall Harlan II, American judge
• Kim Anderzon, Swedish actress
• Ravi Zacharias, Indian-born Canadian-American apologist
• Big Bully Busick, American professional wrestler