Tumors growing within the vertebrae can make the spinal bones weak.
causing them to break and collapse, a condition called a compression fracture this can
lead to paralysis in the portion of the body below the tumor it can also cause sudden back pain and loss bowel or bladder control.
common signs of spinal tumors may:
Pain (back and or neck pain, arm and or leg pain)
Muscle weakness or numbness in the arms or legs.
hard to walking.
General loss of sensation.
Difficulty with urination
Change in bowel habits
Paralysis to varying degrees.
Treatment of the spinal cord cancer:
Radiofrequency Ablation(RFA): can use to destroy the cancer cells the tumor is ablated with the help of low-level heat created by the RFA probe.
he spinal radio-frequency ablation procedure is performed in a single treatment, often taking less than 90 minutes.
Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) of tumors is a minimally-invasive procedure is for treat bone tumors, as well as liver, lung, and kidney tumors.
Tumors that affect the spinal cord can be removed with help of CO2 laser fiber.
small steerable device enters the vertebra in a minimally invasive manner.
RF energy heats and makes down the metastatic tumor cells, while temperature sensors provide real- time progress information.
Once the tumor has been ablated the device is removed.
the technique involves separating tumors from other delicate structures
