Spinal cord cancer is not common, but tumors can develop in any region of the spinal cord. Late-stage cancer often metastasizes to the spine and/or spinal cord, causing spinal cord compression.

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Medically reviewed by Geetika Gupta, MDMedically reviewed by Geetika Gupta, MD Skeletal system photos and labeled diagrams ..

The brain and spinal cord are your body’s central nervous system. The brain is the command center for your body, and the spinal cord is the pathway for messages sent by the brain to the body and from ...

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Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer ...

Doctors use the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury when determining the classification of injuries. If there is ...

Several studies have demonstrated that SPIO-labeled stem cells migrate into a brain or spinal cord lesion after transplantation; MRI detection was confirmed by histological analysis with iron ...

These neurons are found along the hollow channel that runs through the center of the cord, and they extend into the spinal fluid that fills the channel. This image shows cerebrospinal fluid-contacting ...

After a devastating spinal cord injury, mice’s nerve cells balloon up in size. Some of these neurons stay swollen longer than expected and begin to die, a study published September 25 in Science ...

The purpose of cord cutting is to save a considerable amount of money each month. A "cord never" or "never-connected" is someone who never had such a subscription, while "cord shavers" are ...