spinal axis tumor

spinal axis tumor
any of various tumors of the spinal axis, which may be metastatic or primary. Primary types include chordomas, which may be either intradural or extradural; schwannomas and meningiomas, which are intradural but extramedullary; and astrocytomas and ependymomas, which are intramedullary.

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