Beware of cervical spine tumors if your neck pain doesn’t heal over time

Although the cervical region is small, it is connected to the cranium and brain and the trunk and limbs, so its position is very important and the occurrence of tumors here has a great influence. Cervical spine tumors are divided into two categories: one is intravertebral canal tumors and the other is tumors of the vertebral bone itself. Obviously, the former is more complicated and the latter is simpler. Intravertebral tumors can occur in the spinal cord, extramedullary dura mater and epidural dura mater. The latter is the most common. Tumors can be benign or malignant in nature, with benign being the most common. According to the pathological nature of tumors, intradural tumors include nerve sheath tumors, spinal meningiomas, glioblastomas, metastatic tumors, congenital tumors, sarcomas, vascular tumors, lipomas, etc. The first three types are more common in adults. The first three types are more common in adults. By observing how fast the disease develops, it can help to infer the nature of the tumor. Malignant tumors grow faster, and the higher the degree of malignancy, the faster the growth rate. Benign tumors have a slower growth rate, and the development of symptoms is slower accordingly. According to the statistics of consultation, the average duration of benign tumors is about 2 years, while malignant tumors are only 3 months. The pain caused by cervical spine tumors varies greatly, and can be manifested as persistent or intermittent dull pain, sharp pain and so on, with no specificity, therefore, it is impossible to distinguish the nature of lesions according to the nature of pain. Among the spinal cord tumors, about 1/3 of the patients start with sensory or motor disorder, or both. Some patients feel numbness in a certain area of the body below the neck, while others only have subjective numbness and the examination is normal; most of the patients have dullness or disappearance of skin sensation in a certain plane of the body, a certain limb or a certain area of the body. Patients with motor disorders begin to show limb weakness, unsteady walking, awkward manner, inactivity, limping, etc., and later gradually aggravate and become paralyzed. Therefore, neck pain: persistent or intermittent dull pain, sharp pain, etc., sensation: subjective sensory numbness, numbness in a certain area or dullness or disappearance of skin sensation, dyskinesia: weakness of limbs, unsteady walking, clumsy demeanor, inactivity, limp, etc., no specificity, prolonged treatment, gradual aggravation, beware of cervical spine tumors.