腰椎间盘突出症为康复医学科经常处理的病症，其中老年患者占有一定数量。老年人出现持续性腰背痛，进行性加重，X线提示有骨质破坏或压缩性骨折时应注意排除肿瘤的可能，中青年患者亦不可掉以轻心。这方面的经验教训已有不少报道。近年我科亦收治过将脊柱肿瘤误诊为腰椎间盘突 Lumbar disc herniation is a condition often managed by the rehabilitation medicine, in which elderly patients occupy a certain amount. Persistent lower back pain in the elderly, progressive increase in X-ray tips of bone destruction or compression fractures should be taken to rule out the possibility of cancer, young patients should not be taken lightly. There have been many reports on this lesson. In recent years, our department has also received misdiagnosis of spinal tumors as lumbar disc herniation