Although the original (primary) cancer is usually diagnosed before back problems develop, back pain may be the first symptom of disease in people with metastatic vertebral tumors. ![]() ![]() Multiple myeloma is a type of cancer that often metastasizes to the spine. Most tumors that affect the vertebrae have spread (metastasized) to the spine from another place in the body - often the prostate, breast, lung or kidney. Vertebral tumors are also known as extradural tumors because they occur outside the spinal cord itself. Vertebral tumors are classified according to their location in the spine or vertebral column. Your spine is made up of small bones (vertebrae) stacked on top of one another that enclose and protect the spinal cord and its nerve roots.
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