Chongqing 67-year-old Auntie An shoulder pain often, she always thought she suffered from cervical spondylosis. Recently, Auntie An’s shoulder pain has become more and more intense up to make her unbearable, in the local hospital treatment for many days did not work. Afterwards, she asked from her neighbors that Professor Yan Yi of the Department of Spinal Neurosurgery at the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University is an expert in this field, so she went to the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University for treatment. Through surgery, the duck-egg-sized tumor was removed, and Auntie An’s “cervical spondylosis” was finally cured. Prof. Yan learned that more than 20 days ago, Auntie An’s shoulder pain aggravated, both arms could not lift up, walking always feel light, she did not dare to delay the local hospitals and check the prescription of drugs, and physical therapy, spent a lot of money but the condition is not improved. Accompanied by her family, Auntie An came to the Department of Spinal Neurosurgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, and was finally diagnosed with spinal cord tumor by Professor Yan through MRI scanning. Auntie An’s spinal cord tumor was compressing the spinal cord and nerves, which caused her to have numbness and pain in both arms, as well as unsteady walking in her lower limbs. Professor Yan introduced the case and recommended Auntie An to undergo surgery as soon as possible. After more than three hours of surgery, Prof. Yan removed a tumor the size of an egg from Auntie An’s body. Currently, Auntie An is recovering well and her shoulder pain and numbness will be basically eliminated in about two weeks after the surgery. Professor Yan said that the early symptoms of cervical spine tumor are similar to those of cervical spondylosis, and both of them have symptoms such as shoulder pain and numbness. If the symptoms are ineffective after conservative treatment, the patient should go to a big hospital to confirm the diagnosis in time to prevent misdiagnosis and mistreatment.