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Icd_9 Code For Malignant Tumor Of Prostate
A spinal tumor is a growth of cells (mass) in or surrounding the spinal cord.
Alternative Names
Tumor - spinal cord
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Any type of tumor may occur in the spine, including:
Leukemia Lymphoma Myeloma
A small number of spinal tumors occur in the nerves of the spinal cord itself. Most often these are ependymomas and other gliomas.
Tumors that start in spinal tissue are called primary spinal tumors. Tumors that spread to the spine from some other place...
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Malignancy
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