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The spinal cord extends from the brainstem down to the sacrum, encased within the vertebral column. Spinal and spinal cord tumors can manifest anywhere along this entire neuroaxial pathway. Specifically, these tumors may occur in the cervical spine or spinal cord, within the thoracic vertebrae surrounding the rib cage and their associated spinal nerves, or in the lumbar and sacral regions extending to the coccyx. A substantial proportion of tumors affecting the vertebral column are metastatic in origin. Spinal cord tumors, however, often exhibit specific regional predilections: certain types of intramedullary spinal cord tumors are more frequently observed in the cervical region in adults, while in pediatric patients, they tend to present in the thoracic and lumbar spinal cord segments.