Health Library
October 10, 2025
Question on this topic? Get an instant answer from August.
I-vertebral tumor ukukhula okungavamile kwamaseli okwenzeka emathanjeni omqhele wakho noma eduze kwawo. Lezi zintuma zingaba yi-benign (ezingezona ze-cancer) noma i-malignant (ize-cancer), futhi zingase ziqale emqhele ngokwakho noma zisakazeke lapho zivela kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho.
Nakuba igama elithi "tumor" lingase libe yingozi, kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi i-vertebral tumors eziningi zilawuleka, ikakhulukazi uma zitholakala ngokushesha. Umqhele wakho uqukethe inyama yethumbu ebucayi, ngakho-ke ukuqonda izimpawu nokuthola ukunakekelwa okufanele kwezokwelapha kungenza umehluko omkhulu ekupheleni kwakho nasempilweni yakho.
Isisindo sokuqala esivamile se-vertebral tumor ubuhlungu obuqhubekayo emhlane obungaphuli ngokuphumula noma ngokwelashwa okuvamile. Lobu buhlungu ngokuvamile buzwakala buhlukile ebuhlungwini obuvame ukuba khona emhlane ngoba bungase bube sibi ebusuku noma lapho ulele phansi, kunokuba bube ngcono ngokuphumula.
Njengoba i-vertebral tumors ingathinta kokubili ukwakheka komqhele wakho nezinzwa eziwela kuwo, ungase uhlangabezane nezinye izimpawu ezithuthuka kancane kancane noma ngezinye izikhathi ngokushesha.
Abanye abantu nabo bahlangabezana nalokho odokotela abakubiza ngokuthi "ibuhlungu eliqondisiwe," lapho uzwa ubuhlungu ezindaweni ezikude nendawo yangempela yetuma. Izimpawu ozibonayo zincike kakhulu lapho ituma ikhona emqhele wakho nangokuthi icindezela yini izinzwa eziseduze noma umgogodla ngokwawo.
I-Vertebral tumors ngokuvamile ihlukaniswe izigaba ezimbili eziyinhloko ngokusekelwe lapho zivela khona. Izintuma eziyinhloko ziqala emqhele ngokwakho, kuyilapho izintuma zesibili zisakazeka emqhele zivela e-cancer kwenye indawo yomzimba wakho.
I-primary vertebral tumors ayivamile kodwa ingaqukethe izinhlobo eziningana ezahlukene. I-Osteosarcoma ne-chondrosarcoma yizintuma ze-malignant ezithuthuka emathanjeni noma kumaseli e-cartilage. Ama-hemangiomas yizintuma ze-benign ze-blood vessel ezivame kakhulu futhi ngokuvamile azibangeli izimpawu. Izintuma ze-Giant cell ne-osteoid osteomas yizinhlobo ezingezinye ezingase zenzeke, nakuba zingavamile.
Izintuma zesibili noma i-metastatic zivame kakhulu futhi zenzeka lapho amaseli e-cancer evela kwenye ingxenye yomzimba wakho esakazeka emqhele wakho. Imithombo evamile ihlanganisa i-cancer yesifuba, i-lung, i-prostate, i-kidney, ne-thyroid. Lezi zintuma zingase zibe yingozi ngokukhethekile ngoba zibonisa ukuthi i-cancer isakazeke ngaphezu kwendawo yayo yokuqala.
Kukhona nezinye izintuma ezithuthuka ezinyama ezithambile ezizungezile umqhele wakho, njenge-lymphomas noma izintuma ze-nerve sheath. Nakuba zingavamile, zingase zisabangele izimpawu ezinkulu ngokucindezela izakhiwo eziseduze.
Imbangela eqondile ye-vertebral tumors eziningi ayiqondakali ngokuphelele, kodwa abacwaningi baye baqaphela izinto eziningana ezingase zifake isandla ekukhuleni kwazo. Nge-primary spine tumors, imbangela ngokuvamile ihlala ingaziwa, nakuba izinto zofuzo zingase zidlale indima kwezinye izimo.
I-secondary vertebral tumors inendlela ecacile - zithuthuka lapho amaseli e-cancer evela kwenye ingxenye yomzimba wakho ehamba nge-bloodstream yakho noma i-lymphatic system bese emi emqhele wakho. Ukuphakelwa kwegazi okunomsoco komqhele wakho kukwenza kube yindawo evamile yala maseli e-cancer ahambahambayo.
Izinto ezithile ezingase zikhulise amathuba akho okukhula kwe-vertebral tumors:
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi ukuba nezinto ezingase zikhulise amathuba akho akusho ukuthi uzokhula ngokuqinisekile i-vertebral tumor. Abantu abaningi abanazo izinto ezingase zikhulise amathuba akho abakhulumi lezi zimo, kuyilapho abanye abangenazo izinto ezingase zikhulise amathuba akho abenza.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nobuhlungu obuqhubekayo emhlane noma entanyeni obungaphuli ngokuphumula, imithi ebuhlungwini ethengekayo ngaphandle kwesikripthi, noma izindlela zokunakekelwa komhlane ezivamile ngemuva kwamasonto ambalwa. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu uma ubuhlungu bakho bube sibi kunokuba bube ngcono.
Ezinye izimpawu zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo. Uma uthuthukisa ubuthakathaka obukhulu ngokushesha ezingalweni noma emilenzeni yakho, ukulahlekelwa kokuzwa, noma noma yiziphi izinkinga zokulawula kwamathumbu noma kwesisu, lokhu kungase kubonise ukucindezelwa komgogodla wakho futhi kudinge ukulinganiswa ngokushesha.
Ezinye izimpawu ezinkulu zihlanganisa ubuhlungu obube sibi ebusuku, ukulahlekelwa isisindo okungachazeki, ukuvuvukala, noma uma unembali ye-cancer bese uthuthukisa ubuhlungu obusha emhlane. Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi lezi zimpawu ziyaphela ngokwazo - ukutholwa ngokushesha nokwelashwa kwe-vertebral tumors kungathuthukisa kakhulu imiphumela.
Izinto eziningana zingase zikhulise amathuba akho okukhula kwe-vertebral tumors, nakuba ukuba nalezi zinto ezingase zikhulise amathuba akho akusho ukuthi uzokhula ituma. Ukuqonda lezi zinto kungakusiza wena nodokotela wakho ukuthi nihlale niqaphile izimpawu zokuqala.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu engase ikhulise amathuba akho okukhula kwe-secondary vertebral tumors ukuba unembali ye-cancer okwamanje noma yangaphambili kwenye ingxenye yomzimba wakho. Ezinye i-cancers, ikakhulukazi i-cancer yesifuba, i-lung, i-prostate, i-kidney, ne-thyroid, inenkambo ephezulu yokusakazeka emqhele.
Nge-primary spine tumors, ubudala bungaba yinto ebalulekile, ngezinhlobo ezithile ezivame kakhulu kubantwana nabantu abadala abasebancane, kuyilapho abanye ngokuvamile bethonya abantu abadala abasebekhulile. Ubulili bungase futhi bube nendima kwezinye izinhlobo ze-vertebral tumors.
I-Vertebral tumors ingase ihole ezinhluphekweni eziningana ezinkulu, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yendawo yayo eduze komgogodla wakho nezimpande zezinzwa. Inhlupheko ekhathazayo kakhulu ukucindezelwa komgogodla, okungase kubangele ukonakala okungapheli kwezinzwa uma kungelashwa ngokushesha.
Ukucindezelwa komgogodla wakho noma izinzwa kungase kuhole ebuthakathakeni obuqhubekayo, ukukhahlela, noma ngisho nokuqina phansi kwendawo yetuma. Lokhu kungase kuthonye ikhono lakho lokuhamba, ukusebenzisa izandla zakho, noma ukulawula amathumbu akho nesisu.
I-Vertebral tumors ingase futhi ibuthakathaka ukwakheka kwamafu emqhele wakho, okwenza kube lula ukuqhekeka ngisho nangokulimala okuncane noma imisebenzi evamile. Kwezinye izimo ezingavamile, izintuma ezinkulu zingase zibangele ukukhubazeka komgogodla noma ukulahlekelwa ubude obukhulu.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izinhlupheko eziningi zalezi zingase zivikelwe noma zinciphisiwe ngokutholakala ngokushesha nokwelashwa okufanele. Ukuqapha njalo nokukhathalela kwezokwelapha ngokushesha lapho izimpawu zivelela kubalulekile ukuvimbela izinhlupheko ezinkulu.
Ukuxilonga i-vertebral tumor ngokuvamile kuqala ngodokotela wakho othatha umbhalo wembali yakho yezokwelapha bese enza ukuhlolwa komzimba. Bazokuhlupha ngezimpawu zakho, lapho zaqala khona, nokuthi unembali ye-cancer noma ezinye izimo zezokwelapha ezifanele.
Ukuhlolwa komzimba kuzogxila emqhele wakho, ukusebenza kwezinzwa, nempilo yakho jikelele. Udokotela wakho uzohlola imiphumela yakho, amandla emisipha, nokubona ukuze ubone ukuthi ituma ithonya yini i-nervous system yakho.
Izifundo zokuthola izithombe kubalulekile ekuxilongeni i-vertebral tumors. I-MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) ngokuvamile iyona ivivinyo eliwusizo kakhulu ngoba linikeza izithombe eziningiliziwe zamafu akho nezinyama ezithambile, kuhlanganise nomgogodla wakho nezinzwa. Ama-CT (computed tomography) scans angase futhi asebenziswe ukuthola imibono engcono yokwakheka kwamafu.
Uma izithombe zikhomba ituma, cishe uzodinga i-biopsy ukuze ubone ukuthi iyi-benign noma i-malignant futhi yiluphi uhlobo lwamaseli oluhilelekile. Lokhu kuhilela ukuthatha isampula encane yenyama, ngokuvamile nge-needle eqondiswa izithombe. Izivivinyo zegazi zingase futhi zenziwe ukubuka ama-tumor markers noma izimpawu ze-cancer kwenye indawo yomzimba wakho.
Ukuphathwa kwe-vertebral tumors kuncike ezintweni eziningana, kuhlanganise uhlobo lwetuma, usayizi nendawo yalo, ukuthi iyi-benign noma i-malignant, nempilo yakho jikelele. Imigomo ephambili ukukhulula izimpawu, ukulondoloza noma ukubuyisela ukusebenza kwezinzwa, nokugcina ukungaqini komgogodla.
Nge-benign tumors ezibangeli izimpawu, udokotela wakho angase akukhuthaze ukuqapha ngokucophelela ngezifundo zokuthola izithombe eziqondile kunokwelashwa ngokushesha. Le ndlela, ebizwa ngokuthi ukulinda okuqaphayo, ikuvumela ukuthi ugweme izinqubo ezingadingekile ngenkathi uqinisekisa ukuthi ituma ayikhula noma ayibangeli izinkinga.
Lapho ukwelashwa kudingeka, kunezindlela eziningana ezitholakalayo:
Ukuhlinzwa kungase kuhilele ukususa ingxenye noma yonke ituma, ukuqinisa umgogodla wakho nge-hardware, noma kokubili. Indlela ethile kuncike endaweni yetuma nesimo sakho ngokukhethekile.
Nge-metastatic tumors, ukwelashwa ngokuvamile kugxila ekulawuleni i-cancer ephambili ngenkathi kulawulwa izimpawu ezihlobene nomgogodla. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise ukusetshenziswa kwe-radiation, i-systemic therapy, nezindlela zokunakekelwa okusekela.
Nakuba ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha kubalulekile nge-vertebral tumors, kunezinto eziningana ongenza ekhaya ukuze usekele impilo yakho jikelele nokuphumula ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. Ukulawula ubuhlungu ngokuvamile kuyinkinga ebalulekile, futhi iqembu lakho lezokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha lingasebenza nawe ukuze lenze uhlelo oluphelele.
Imisebenzi ebuthakathaka ne-physical therapy exercises, njengoba kunconywe yiqembu lakho lezokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha, ingasiza ekuqinisweni nasekuhambeni kwakho. Noma kunjalo, kubalulekile ukugwema imisebenzi engase ibeke ukucindezela okukhulu emqhele wakho noma ingase ibe yingozi.
Izindlela zokulawula ubuhlungu zingase zihlanganise imithi eyenzelwe, ukwelashwa okufudumele noma okubandayo, ukwelula okuthambile, nezinqubo zokuphumula. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi ukucamngca, ukuzivocavoca kokuphefumula okujulile, noma ezinye izindlela zokunciphisa ukucindezeleka kubasiza ukuba bahlangane kangcono nobuhlungu kanye nezinhlangothi zomzwelo wokuxilongwa kwabo.
Ukugcina ukudla okuhle kuba yinto ebalulekile ikakhulukazi uma uthola ukwelashwa kwe-cancer. Ukudla ukudla okulinganiselayo kungasiza ekuqinisweni kwe-immune system yakho futhi kunikeze amandla okuphulukisa. Uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi yokwelashwa ethinta isisindo sakho, xoxa neqembu lakho lezokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngezindlela zokugcina ukudla okufanele.
Ukulungiselela i-appointment yakho kungasiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi uthola okuningi ngesikhathi sakho nomhlinzeki wakho wezokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Qala ngokubhala zonke izimpawu zakho, kuhlanganise lapho zaqala khona, yini eyenza zibe ngcono noma zibe sibi, nokuthi zithinta kanjani impilo yakho yansuku zonke.
Letha uhlu oluphelele lwazo zonke imithi oyithathayo, kuhlanganise nemithi ethengekayo ngaphandle kwesikripthi kanye ne-supplements. Uma unezifundo zokuthola izithombe zangaphambili noma amarekhodi ezokwelapha ahlobene nomqhele wakho noma noma yimuphi umbhalo we-cancer, letha amakhophi alawo futhi.
Lungiselela uhlu lwemibuzo ofuna ukuyibuza udokotela wakho. Ungakhathazeki ngokubuza imibuzo eminingi kakhulu - iqembu lakho lezokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha lifuna ukukusiza uqonde isimo sakho nezindlela zokwelapha. Cabanga ngokuletha ilungu lomndeni noma umngani ongakusiza ukuba ukhumbule ulwazi olukhulu oluxoxwe ngesikhathi se-appointment.
Cabanga ngembali yakho yezokwelapha, ikakhulu noma yiziphi izinkinga zomhlane wangaphambili, ukuxilongwa kwe-cancer, noma umbhalo womndeni we-bone tumors. Lolu lwazi lunganikeza izikhuthazo ezibalulekile kumhlinzeki wakho wezokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule nge-vertebral tumors ukuthi ukutholwa ngokushesha nokwelashwa kungenza umehluko omkhulu ekupheleni kwakho. Nakuba ukuxilongwa kungase kube yingozi, i-vertebral tumors eziningi zilawuleka, futhi intuthuko ekusetshenzisweni kwezobuchwepheshe bezobuchwepheshe iyaqhubeka nokuthuthukisa izindlela zokwelapha nekhwalithi yempilo yabagula.
Ungawunaki ubuhlungu obuqhubekayo emhlane, ikakhulukazi uma buhlukile ebuhlungwini obuvame ukuba khona emhlane obungase ubuhlangabezane nabo ngaphambili. Themba umzimba wakho - uma kukhona okungalungile, kufanele kuhlolwe uchwepheshe wezokwelapha.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuba ne-vertebral tumor akusho ukuthi uyini noma ikusasa lakho. Ngokunakekelwa okufanele kwezokwelapha, abantu abaningi abanazo i-vertebral tumors baqhubeka bephila impilo egcwele, esebenzayo. Iqembu lakho lezokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha likhona ukukusekela kuzo zonke izinyathelo, kusukela ekuxilongeni kuze kube sekwelapheni nakweminye imisebenzi.
I-Vertebral tumors eziningi ayikwazi ukuvinjelwa ngoba izimbangela zayo eziqondile ngokuvamile azaziwa. Noma kunjalo, ukugcina impilo enhle jikelele, ukugwema utshaba, ukulinganisela ukusetshenziswa kotshwala, nokulandela imiyalo yokuhlola i-cancer kunganciphisa amathuba akho okukhula kwe-cancers engase isakazeke emqhele. Uma unembali ye-cancer, ukunakekelwa okuqondile okuqhubekayo kubalulekile ekubeni uthole ngokushesha noma yikuphi ukubuyela noma ukusakazeka.
Cha, akuzona zonke i-vertebral tumors yi-cancer. Eziningi ziyi-benign, okusho ukuthi azisakazeki kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho. Noma kunjalo, ngisho ne-benign tumors zingase zibangele izimpawu uma zicindezela izinzwa eziseduze noma izakhiwo. Indlela kuphela yokunquma ukuthi ituma iyi-benign noma i-malignant ukwenza ukuhlolwa okufanele kwezokwelapha, kuhlanganise nezifundo zokuthola izithombe futhi ngokuvamile i-biopsy.
Izinga lokukhula kwe-vertebral tumors liyahlukahluka kakhulu kuye ngohlobo lwetuma. Ezinye i-benign tumors zingase zikhule kancane kakhulu eminyakeni eminingi, kuyilapho i-malignant tumors eziqine kakhulu zingase zikhule futhi zibangele izimpawu ngokushesha kakhulu, ngezinye izikhathi emavikini noma ezinyangeni. Kungakho kubalulekile ukungalibala ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezinkulu.
Akuwona wonke umuntu one-vertebral tumor odinga ukuhlinzwa. Isinqumo sincike ezintweni ezifana nohlobo lwetuma, usayizi, indawo, ukuthi ibangele izimpawu, nempilo yakho jikelele. Ezinye izintuma zingaphathwa kahle nge-radiation therapy, i-chemotherapy, noma ezinye izindlela ezingesihlinzwa. Iqembu lakho lezokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha lizohlangana nawe ukuze liqonde uhlelo lokwelapha oluhle kakhulu lesimo sakho.
Izincomo zokuzivocavoca zincike esimweni sakho ngokukhethekile, kuhlanganise nendawo yetuma, usayizi, nokuthi ithonya yini ukungaqini komgogodla wakho noma ukusebenza kwezinzwa. Nakuba ezinye imisebenzi ebuthakathaka ingase ibe usizo, ezinye zingase zibe yingozi. Hlala uthintana neqembu lakho lezokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuqala noma ukuqhubeka nanoma yiluphi uhlelo lokuzivocavoca. Bangase bakubheke ku-physical therapist oqeqeshwe ukusebenza nabantu abanazo izimo zomgogodla.
6Mpeople
Get clear medical guidance
on symptoms, medications, and lab reports.