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Spinal tumors

脊柱腫瘤

Introduction (介紹）

Tumors that can be either cancerous (malignant) or noncancerous (benign) may occur within the spinal cord or vertebrae. Whether a spinal tumor is cancerous or not, it can cause pressure on the spinal cord and nerves, resulting in pain and potential disability.

　　腫瘤可以是良性的，也可以是惡性的，可發(fā)生于脊髓或椎體。不管脊柱腫瘤良性還是惡性，都可能對脊髓或神經(jīng)造成壓迫，引起疼痛或相應(yīng)的功能障礙。

Symptoms （癥狀）

The primary symptom of spinal tumors is back pain. The pain is sometimes worse while resting at night or when first waking in the morning, and may or may not occur with normal daily activities. In addition to pain, if the tumor causes pressure on the spinal cord, it may cause weakness in the legs and hips, and may even cause paralysis. Some tumors will also destroy bone and fracture vertebrae, which can cause noticeable spinal deformity.

　　脊柱腫瘤首要的癥狀是背痛。有時，疼痛在休息或夜間加重，或在早晨開始走路時加重，在日?；顒訒r可能加重，也可能不加重。除疼痛外，如果腫瘤對脊髓造成壓迫，會產(chǎn)生腿或髖部的無力，甚至麻痹。有些腫瘤或破壞骨頭，引起椎體骨折，此時會引起明顯的脊柱畸形。

Causes （病因）

Noncancerous tumors generally grow slowly, and it may take years before symptoms develop. Cancerous spinal tumors tend to grow quickly. When they arise, they are usually metastatic, meaning they originate and spread from a primary tumor elsewhere in the body. The most common cancerous tumors that metastasize are breast, lung, thyroid, and kidney cancer.

　　良性腫瘤生長緩慢，可能過了許多年才會出現(xiàn)癥狀。惡性腫瘤生長迅速，常常是轉(zhuǎn)移性的，也就是說它們是身體其它部位起源的原發(fā)腫瘤轉(zhuǎn)移而來。最常見的轉(zhuǎn)移來源是乳腺癌、肺癌、甲狀腺癌、腎癌。

Summary （總結(jié)）

Spinal tumors are not the cause of most back pain. However if back pain occurs at rest, worsens at night, and persists, it may be the result of a tumor that requires medical attention. Treatments vary depending on the location within the spine and type of tumor.

　　脊柱腫瘤不是背痛常見的原因。然而，如果休息時出現(xiàn)背痛，夜間加重或持續(xù)存在，就要考慮是腫瘤引起的，并需要進(jìn)一步醫(yī)學(xué)檢查。根據(jù)脊柱腫瘤的部位和類型，治療方法不盡相同。

（高晨珉    轉(zhuǎn)）