1. spinal cord tumors -- Information from Harvard Medical School
Spinal cord tumors are masses of abnormal cells that grow in the spinal cord, between its protective sheaths, or on the surface sheath that covers the spinal cord. Surgery usually is recommended for noncancerous and cancerous primary spinal cord...
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/10784.html

2. Spinal Cord Tumors -- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Brain and spinal cord tumors are abnormal growths of tissue found inside the skull or the bony spinal column, which are the primary components of the central nervous system (CNS). Tumors that originate in the brain or spinal cord are called...
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/brainandspinaltumors/brainandspinaltumors.htm

3. Brain cancer, childhood (general information): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI P...
Symptoms and signs of spinal cord tumors are highly dependent on the location of the tumor and its extent; some low-grade spinal cord tumors are associated with large cysts that extend rostrally and caudally and have been termed holocord...
http://www.everettclinic.com/kbase/nci/ncicdr0000062680.htm#ncicdr0000062680-ch...