The primary goals in surgery are to reduce pain caused by the spinal tumor.
The spinal tumor may be approached surgically from the front (anterior) or back (posterior) of the body.
NONSURGICAL TREATMENT:- DRUGS-because surgery and radiation therapy as well as tumors themselves can cause inflammation inside the spinal cord, doctors sometimes prescribe corticosteroids to reduce swelling either following surgery or during treatment.
The nonsurgical options for treating spinal tumors include observation, chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
SURGICAL TREATMENT:- Surgery may be required in situations where the spine has become unstable because of the tumor.
Surgical options for the treated of spine tumors vary from complete to partial removal.
Surgical stabilization of the spine may be necessary as a result of instability caused by tumor itself or the surgery to remove it.
This may be done by surgery approach from the front or back of spine.
This may involve going through the neck, chest or abdomen.
Newer techniques and instruments allows that were once inaccessible.
The high powered microscopes used in microsurgery for instance make it easier to distinguish tumors from healthy tissue.
The typical hospital stays after surgery to remove a spinal tumors range from approximately 5 to 10days Radiation Therapy: This therapy is used following an operation to eliminate the remnant of tumors that cant be completely removed or to treat inoperable tumors.
The total recovery time after surgery may be as short as three months or as long as a year, depending on the complexity of the surgery.
Most patients will feel close to normal by three to four months.