spinal cord malignancy

Etiology

• most malignant spinal cord tumors are metastatic rather than primary
  • lung cancer
  • breast cancer
  • prostate cancer
  • head & neck cancer
  • gynecologic cancer
  • gastrointestinal cancer,
  • thyroid cancer
  • melanoma
  • renal cell carcinoma

Radiology

• MRI of spine

More general terms

• CNS malignancy
• spinal cord neoplasm

Additional terms

• spinal cord (spinal marrow)