Spinal tumor

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

References

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