Prognosis of Spinal Cord Tumor

About prognosis: The 'prognosis' of Spinal Cord Tumor usually refers to the likely outcome of Spinal Cord Tumor. The prognosis of Spinal Cord Tumor may include the duration of Spinal Cord Tumor, chances of complications of Spinal Cord Tumor, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Spinal Cord Tumor, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Spinal Cord Tumor. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

Prognosis for Spinal Cord Tumor: Symptoms of brain and spinal cord tumors generally develop slowly and worsen over time unless they are treated. The tumor may be classified as benign or malignant and given a numbered score that reflects how malignant it is. This score can help doctors determine how to treat the tumor and predict the likely outcome, or prognosis, for the patient. ¹
Complications: see complications of Spinal Cord Tumor

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from NINDS Brain and Spinal Tumors Information Page: NINDS

Last revision: April 4, 2003

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