what type of cancer causes tumors on the spine that causes paralysis
Tumors may also develop from the covering of the spinal cord (meningioma) or from a nerve root (schwannoma, neuroma or ânerve sheath tumorâ). Some tumors may develop within the bony spine surrounding the spinal cord. The most common primary spinal column tumors are chordoma, chondroÂ­sarcoma, giant cell tumor, osteosarcoma and aneurysmal bone cyst. These tumors may cause problems if they grow enough to compress the spinal cord and cause paralysis. They can also cause problems by disrupting the normal architecture of the spine and rendering the spine unstaÂ­ble. This lack of stability can result in deformation of the spine and thus cause pain or paralysis. Cancers elsewhere in the body (lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer or melanoma, for example) have the potential to spread or âmetasÂ­tasize.â Tumors that metastasize to the brain or spine often cause symptoms and require treatment. Are there common signs and symptoms of brain tumors? The symptoms of a brain tumor depend on the size and the location of the tumor in the ...