Question

Compare and contrast cervical (SPINAL), thoracic, and sacral lesions.

Answer 1

The comparison and differences amonf cervical lesion,thiracic lesion and sacral lesion are as following

Cervical (spinal) lesion	Thoracic lesion	Sacral region
The lesion is found in the cervical bone (the first seven bones of spinal cord) Can be acquired in case of any sexually transmitted infection by HPV It is categorised into the following types namely atypical squamous cells lesion,intraepithelial lesion, atypical glandular cells The lesion can bleed if touched during examination Common in women Surgery is the line of treatment ( LEEP procedure, Cold knife cone procedure) The other treatment options are cryotherapy,conization, laser treatment HPV vaccination cannbe used as a preventative measures	The lesion is found in the thoracic bones (the 12 thoracic vertebrae) Protrusion is present,it is painful ,can lead to paralysis It is often found as extradural spinql lesion Surgical correction Symptomatic management	The lesion occurs in the last five vertebrae of the spinal cord It can be either cancerous or non cancerous It is often spread by metastasis Symptomatic management is done Difficult to diagnose at the earlier stage Surgical correction of the lesion area or excision of it.