Spinal cord cancer

ICD-10 Code C72.0

Spinal cord cancer

Definition

A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm affecting the spinal cord. Representative examples include lymphoma, melanoma, and sarcoma.

Also known as cancer of spinal cord, malignant neoplasm of spinal cord, malignant neoplasm of the spinal cord, malignant spinal cord neoplasm, malignant spinal cord tumor, malignant spinal cord tumour, malignant tumor of spinal cord, malignant tumor of the spinal cord, malignant tumour of spinal cord, malignant tumour of the spinal cord, spinal cord cancer, spine cancer — per MONDO

Also identified as

Affected Organs

Organ Involvement Source
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