A mad man drops a rock into water well, so that thousand wise men can not take it out.. (Azerbaijani proverb).
In addition to neck and back pain, other common spinal tumor symptoms to be watchful for include: 1  Weakness or numbness in the arms, legs or chest area. 2  Walking or standing difficulties. 3  A general loss of sensation throughout the body. 4  A loss of bladder or bowel control.
Extramedullary spinal cord tumors grow slowly and exert pressure on the spinal cord. The clinical signs may include spinal cord dysfunction, hemorrhage (bleeding), or ischemia (restriction in blood supply due to the factors in the blood vessels). Intramedullary tumors on the other hand are fast growing but the clinical signs do not differ much from that of extramedullary spinal cord tumors.