Posted in Web Spinal Cord Tumors: Types of Tumors, and How They Can … January 23, 2021 Others are in the spinal cord. Myxopapillary ependymoma is a rare type that grows in the lower part of the spinal cord. Which symptoms you have depend on the size of the tumor and where it is located. https://www.webmd.com/cancer/types-of-spinal-cord-tumors