Spinal Tumor Surgery In Delhi

Overview

The vertebrae, which is tunnel-like structure made with bones, protects your spinal cord. The cord helps you move and feel sensations. Given its crucial role, the importance of keeping it healthy cannot be overstated. If you’re looking for spinal tumor surgeon in Delhi, give us a call and our expert will help you in this difficult journey.

A spinal tumor is a bump or growth of cells that shouldn't be there, either inside the spinal cord, in its covering, or in the bones of the spine.

The bumps could either be non-cancerous (benign), meaning they don't spread to other parts of the body or they are cancerous (malignant). Most of the time, cancerous spinal tumors happen because cancer started somewhere else in the body and travelled to the spine. Tumors that originated in the spine are less common.

Some spinal tumors are very small and don't cause any problems. But if a tumor grows, the bigger size can affect your spinal cord or pushing the nerves in the area. This can cause symptoms. The most common symptom is often back pain. It can be either in the middle or lower back, which turn worse at night. It might even feel sharp and travel down your legs or arms.

When a tumor pushes on nerves, it can also cause other problems like:

• Sensation of tingling or numbness in limbs or chest.
• Muscles feeling weak, making it hard to walk.
• Muscles twitching or having spasms.
• Problems with bladder or bowel movements

To figure out if someone has a spinal tumor, doctors questions the patient about the movement and sensations in the limbs before a complete check-up.

They often use special cameras such as an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) for detailed pictures. Sometimes, they use a CT scan too. To know the kind of tumor, they might take a small piece of it via a biopsy.

Treatment depends on the tumor -

• If a tumor is small and not causing problems, doctors might just observe it carefully over time.
• Primary treatment is surgery to take out the tumor.
• Doctors might also use radiation therapy, using special rays to kill tumor cells or chemotherapy using specific medicines.

The recovery period depends on the surgery and if the nerves were squished by the tumor. It may take couple of weeks to a few months to get better after the surgery. This recovery period can be much longer if the nerves were affected. After any surgery like this, a physical therapist can help with recovery.

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