Anatomical classification of spinal tumours
| Extradural | Intradural extramedullary | Intramedullary |
|---|---|---|
| Metastases | Meningioma | Ependymoma |
| Multiple myeloma | Schwannoma | Astrocytoma |
| Lymphoma | Metastases | Haemangioblastoma |
| Osteosarcoma | Epidermoid/dermoid | Lipoma |
| Chordoma | Lipoma | Dermoid/epidermoid |
| Chondrosarcoma | Arachnoid cyst | Metastases: melanoma, sarcoma, breast |
| Ewing’s sarcoma | Miscellaneous non-neoplastic: viral myelitis, abscess, sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, multiple sclerosis, syringomyelia | |
| Haemangioma | ||
| Osteoid osteoma | ||
| Aneurysmal bone cyst |