| 释义 |
spinal cord tumor spinal cord tumor Spinal tumor Neurology A neoplasm of the spinal cord–intramedullary, meninges–extramedullary, intradural, between meninges and vertebrae–extradural or overlapping; most are extradural Types 1º–arising in the spine, or 2º, usually metastatic–eg, CA of lung, breast, prostate, kidney, etc Clinical Sx by compressing the spinal cord or nerve roots, invading normal tissue or by ischemia due to intravascular obstruction. See Spinal shock. |