Saturday, 29 September 2012

Cervical Spine Tumors

Extradural Tumors of the Cervical Spine Tumors
Extradural tumors are often neoplasms infiltrating the bony structure of the vertebrae, but can also arise within the epidural space
Benign


  • Osteochondroma
  • Osteoid Osteoma
  • Osteobalstoma
  • Aneurysmal Bone Cyst
  • Hemangioma
  • Giant Cell Tumor
  • Eosinophilic Granuloma
  • Angiolipoma



Malignant
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Solitary Plasmacytoma
  • Osteosarcoma
  • Chondrosarcoma
  • Ewing's Sarcoma
  • Chordoma
  • Lymphoma

Intradural-Extramedullary Tumors of the Cervical Spine Tumors
  •  Intradural tumors are further classified as intramedullary or extramedullary, and indicate whether or not a tumor is arising from the coverings of the spinal cord (intradural-extramedullary). 
  • Meningioma
  • Neurofibroma
  • Schwannoma
  • Ependymomas
Intradural-Intramedullary Tumors of the Cervical Spine Tumors
Intradural tumors are further classified as intramedullary or extramedullary, and indicate whether or not a tumor is arising from within the spinal cord itself (intradural-intramedullary)
  • Astrocytoma
  • Ependymoma
  • Hemangioblastoma
  • Lipoma
  • Dermoid
  • Epidermoid
  • Teratoma
  • Neuroblastoma
  • Oligodendrolioma
  • Cholesteatoma
  • Subependymoma
  • PNET

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