Treatment of spinal cord tumors in children

  Intravertebral tumors in children are spinal cord tumors, which are generally classified as epidural, subdural and intraspinal according to the location of growth, and congenital tumors are the most common pathologically, which are generally benign, but epidural ones are mostly malignant. In addition, some congenital tumors are often combined with some spinal cord developmental malformations, such as spina bifida, scoliosis, retrognathism, spinal cord embolism, spinal membrane expansion, spinal longitudinal bifida and so on.  Spinal cord tumors often cause compression of the spinal cord and nerves, resulting in physical movement of the limbs and urinary and bowel disorders. MRI is the best diagnostic tool.  Surgery should be performed as soon as the diagnosis is clear. Early surgery can avoid neurogenic bladder and renal dysfunction. Surgery should be performed to remove the tumor as much as possible on the basis of neurological monitoring to protect the spinal cord, and should treat the combined spinal cord spinal deformity and reset the vertebral plate as much as possible to provide a good anatomical level for recurrent secondary surgery.  Prognosis: It is related to the nature of tumor growth, damage to spinal cord spine, pre-surgical symptoms, surgical procedure and tumor pathology. Children’s body has great ability to recover, so they should not give up easily in treatment.