Abstract A patient, presenting with incapacitating diarrhea of 1-month duration, developed orthostatic hypotension and progressive long tract central nervous system signs. No enteric disease was found to account for the diarrhea. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A rare but potentially serious cause of back pain Most people experience back pain at some point in their lives — in fact, lower back pain is the second-leading reason Americans miss work. [rush.edu]

When to See a Doctor Anyone with a cancer or a history of cancer should call the physician if back pain occurs suddenly and/or if existing back pain suddenly becomes much worse. [spine-health.com]

Call your provider if you have a history of cancer and develop severe back pain that is sudden or gets worse. [medlineplus.gov]

When To Call a Professional Back pain is a common problem and is rarely a sign of cancer. However, call your doctor for an evaluation of persistent or worsening back pain, especially if it keeps you awake at night. [drugs.com]

Non-mechanical back pain, especially in the middle or lower back, is the most frequent symptom of both benign and malignant spinal tumors. This back pain is not specifically attributed to injury, stress or physical activity. [aans.org]

Tumors located in the upper cervical spinal cord or at the cranio-cervical junction may present with torticollis and occasionally with lower cranial nerve palsies. [appliedradiology.com]

Other signs evident upon physical examination may include spine tenderness, stiffening of gait, trophic changes of extremity, sensory loss, hyperreflexia, clonus, and scoliosis or torticollis (generally in children). [emedicine.medscape.com]

Pain mainly when you sit or stand usually means that the tumor is causing weakness or instability in the bones of your spine. Pain primarily at night or in the early morning that gets better as you move is often the first symptom of a tumor. [mskcc.org]

Urinary incontinence is often associated with a syrinx when the lesion causes disruption of the sacral pathways. Sexual dysfunction may also occur in association with loss of sphincter control. [neurospinewi.com]

Other signs evident upon physical examination may include spine tenderness, stiffening of gait, trophic changes of extremity, sensory loss, hyperreflexia, clonus, and scoliosis or torticollis (generally in children). [emedicine.medscape.com]

In the classical case the tumor therefore presents with an early segmental differential sensory deficit, later followed by long tract signs, with subsequent weakness & wasting of musculature in the extremities. [thamburaj.com]

Other signs evident upon physical examination may include spine tenderness, stiffening of gait, trophic changes of extremity, sensory loss, hyperreflexia, clonus, and scoliosis or torticollis (generally in children). [emedicine.medscape.com]