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Hate to tell you, but it does happen. My wife had a "tumor" in her spinal cord. What they found was similar, but not exactly the same, as what is described here.
The neurosurgeon who removed said that if the twin had actually developed, they would have been conjoined at the spinal cord. That was based how it was attached to the spinal cord when he removed it. Since it was sharing an attachment to her, the tissues were being nourished, etc. through her body. That's why it doesn't just "die". It just never developed.
Apparently, puberty triggered its growth. When it got big enough, it put pressure on her spinal cord. Her first symptoms were severe pains in her chest area. The initial diagnosis was pleuresy. When she lost the use of her left leg about 3 weeks later, we had to rush her to a neurologist. They diagnosed the tumor and surgery was done the next day.
She had to learn to walk all over, but eventually she was able to fully recover. I can guarantee you that she had no remorse for the loss of her "sibling". That tumor was attached to her for 22 years. There are still parts of it there since they would have had to severe parts of the spinal cord to completely remove it.
That was all 34 years ago, but we occasionally talk about out when her scar itches (it runs right up the middle of her back).
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