Symptoms Linked To Vertebral Tumors

Loss Of Bladder Function

The loss of bladder function is a symptom that may indicate an individual has developed a vertebral tumor. Various nerves and muscles have to function in tandem correctly to keep the urine in the individual's bladder until their body is ready to empty it. A vertebral tumor can compress, irritate, inflame, damage, or injure the spinal cord tissue itself or the spinal nerve roots in the lower vertebra. Any compression, inflammation, irritation, damage, or injury to nerve roots responsible for the transmission of signals to and from the pelvic muscles can result in a loss of normal bladder function. The affected individual may have limited or no voluntary control of the bladder muscle. They may experience involuntary urination, the inability to empty the bladder completely, inability to empty the bladder before it overfills and leaks, feel frequent and sudden urges to urinate, or may have a bladder unable to hold any amount of urine.

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