Clinical picture, modern diagnostics and tactics of treatment of spinal cord tumors (literature review)

Abstract

Tumors of the spinal cord include several nosological units and are classified depending on their location and histological type. The article presents the general characteristics, classification, and epidemiology of spinal cord tumors. The paper presents the clinical manifestations of intradural extramedullary tumors of the spinal cord. The main methods of diagnosing extramedullary tumors of the spinal cord are highlighted. Furthermore, the paper details the modern aspects of the surgical treatment of spinal cord tumors. Particular emphasis is placed on the complications of surgical interventions. The radicality of neurosurgical treatment of spinal cord tumors depends not only on the location and size of the tumor, but also on its histological structure, which determines the outcome of the disease.