How do you know if you have a tumor on your spine?

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asked Aug 3 in Diseases Conditions by Clarasmith577 (1,580 points)
How do you know if you have a tumor on your spine?

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answered Aug 6 by BattleFam (4,400 points)
If you have a tumor on your spine you can known by the signs and symptoms.

Signs and symptoms of a tumor on your spine are changes in bowel and or bladder function, spinal deformities and even muscle weakness or numbness.

Spinal tumors can manifest in several different ways, and pain is a common early symptom of a tumor on your spine.

Although the actual signs and symptoms of a tumor on your spine can also vary depending on the location of the tumor and the size and whether or not the tumor on the spine is cancerous or not.

The most frequent symptom of a tumor on your spine is back pain, which is often a deep, aching and persistent back pain and sometimes the back pain with the tumor on the spine gets worse at night or with activity.

Radicular pain which radiates from your spine to other areas of the body like your arms or legs and it can also be sharp or shooting pain and you muscle weakness or numbness which can affect the arms, legs or chest and even spinal deformities such as Scoliosis or other changes in your spine's curvature can also occur with a tumor on your spine.

And even tingling, loss of sensation or balance problems can also be symptoms of a tumor on your spine.

Although not all spinal tumors will cause symptoms and the spinal tumor symptoms can also be similar to other conditions.

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