Spinal Tumours in Children: Types, Causes & Symptoms | Mehta Spine

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Spinal Tumours in Children Types, Causes
Symptoms
A Spinal tumour is a mass of abnormal tissue that
grows in, or near the spinal column. These solid
tumours can be malignant (cancerous) or benign
(non-cancerous). Either way, these tumours grow
overtime and put pressure on the spine leading to
a variety of health problems and hence require
immediate treatment from an expert spine
specialist in the UK. IN THIS BLOG, WE COVER
BASIC DETAILS ABOUT SPINAL CORD TUMOURS TYPES,
SYMPTOMS, AND THEN GUIDE YOU TO AN EXPERT
CHILDREN AND ADULT SPINAL SURGEON IN THE UK. READ
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Spinal Tumours in Children Types, Causes
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Types of Spinal Tumours These abnormal growth
tissues that arise directly in the spinal region
are called primary tumours. And the tumours that
grow due to the spread of tumours cells from
other organs are called metastatic tumours or
secondary tumours. While they are classified as
primary and secondary spinal tumours based on the
type of growth, the primary spinal tumours are
again categorised based on where they grow. Over
90 of the spinal tumours grow in the cells that
are adjacent to or near to the spinal cord, the
most common is type are
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Spinal Tumours in Children Types, Causes
Symptoms

• Meningioma This slow-growing tumour can arise in
  the meninges, the layer that protectively lines
  the brain and spinal cord. Meningioma tumours
  most commonly are brain tumours and only a small
  percentage are located on the spine. 95 of these
  tumours are benign, grow very slowly and
  generally occur in elder adults (50-70). The most
  commonly develop in the middle and upper spine.
• Acoustic neuroma Slow growing tumours that
  develop on the vestibular nerve which leads to
  the brain from the inner ear. Hearing loss,
  unsteadiness, numb face, ringing in the ear are
  some of the unique signs of this tumour.

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Spinal Tumours in Children Types, Causes
Symptoms
3. Neurofibroma Neurofibromas are the type of
tumours that develop on the nerve sheaths, the
insulation layer that protects the nerve fibres.
They tend to arise on nerve roots that leave the
spinal cord and branch out to the other parts of
the body. Though 90-95 of them are benign, these
tumours can compress the spinal nerves or column
leading to other health problems. 4.
Ependymoma Ependymoma is a rare type of
cancerous tumour that develops directly in the
brain or spinal cord, unlike other tumours which
grow near the spine or brain and then spread to
these regions.
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Symptoms
Causes Symptoms of Spinal Tumours Researchers
and physicians are yet to know the solid cause of
spinal tumours. In general, it has been known
that patients with a prior history of cancer are
far more at risk than the general population.
Other causes include exposure to radiation or
hazardous materials, immune system disorders
defective genes or viruses. Symptoms experienced
by the patient vary based on the type of spinal
tumour. In general, chronic back
pain. Sciatica, spinal deformities, numbness,
difficulty in walking, tingling partial paralysis
and fever are common symptoms are experienced by
the patients.
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Spinal Tumours in Children Types, Causes
Symptoms
How common are spinal tumours in children? There
seem to be no official statistics on the number
of estimated spinal tumour cases in the UK.
However malignant spinal tumours are estimated to
account for more than 25 of cancers in the UK,
the second most common cancer in children after
leukaemia. Spinal tumours are less common than
brain tumours and are identified generally in
children between 10 to 16 years of age. And among
these tumours, secondary tumours are more common
than primary spinal cord tumours in children. As
for the US, fewer than 6 children in around
100,000 and teens are diagnosed with primary
spinal tumours. And metastatic tumours which are
more common affect more than 10,000 men and women
every year.
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Spinal Tumours in Children Types, Causes
Symptoms
Though spinal tumours in children are rare, most
patients experience a mixed set of symptoms that
include back pain, numbness which are pretty
common and hence a diagnosis used to take a long
time when compared to other tumours. Given they
are slow-growing tumours, it is always wise to
consult an expert spine specialist as soon as
possible. If you live in and around the UK and
are looking for a Spine Surgeon in the UK, you
can consult Children and Adult Spinal Surgeon Mr
Jwalant S. Mehta here https//www.mehtaspine.co.u
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