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• CT of cervical spine with and without contrast to assess whether there is bony involvement of tumor

• MRI of cervical spine with and without contrast to assess if there is spinal cord, epidural space, or nerve root involvement of tumor

• PET scan of body to look for other foci of tumor

• CT of chest/abdomen/pelvis to rule out metastatic disease

• X-ray (not as reliable for tumor diagnosis)

• Biopsy to examine tissue sample to determine whether tumor is benign or malignant, and what cancer type resulted in the tumor if malignancy is determined