Symptoms of tailbone cancer include pain, noticeable mass, and weakness or numbness in the lower back and legs. Cancer in the tailbone, also known as the coccyx, may be a chordoma or a cancer that has ...

Medically reviewed by Marla Anderson, MD Key Takeaways Tailbone pain is often a short-term problem, but in rare cases, it can be a sign of cancer either at the coccyx or cancer that's spread from ...

From the Department of Proctology, Graduate Hospital, University of Pennsylvania, and the Department of Proctology, Temple University Hospital.

A broken tailbone can be very painful, especially in certain positions, such as when sitting or having a bowel movement. Treatment usually involves rehabilitation over surgery. The medical term for ...

The tailbone, or coccyx, is a small bony structure at the bottom of your spine. It’s made of three to five segments that form a triangular shape. Although the tailbone is small, it’s an important ...

Learn more about the human tailbone and how, even though we may not have a strict need for it anymore, it still helps us with our everyday lives. The human tailbone, also known as the coccyx, is a ...

From the Department of Proctology, Graduate Hospital, University of Pennsylvania, and the Department of Proctology, Temple University Hospital. † Assistant professor of proctology, Temple University ...