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. 2014 Oct;14(5):542-5.
doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.14-5-542.

Metastatic spinal cord compression: a rare but important complication of cancer

Peter Robson  1
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Metastatic spinal cord compression: a rare but important complication of cancer

Peter Robson. Clin Med (Lond). 2014 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: Metastatic spinal cord compression; palliative; radiotherapy; surgery.

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Fig 1.
Flow chart for diagnosis and treatment of metastatic spinal cord compression. MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; MSCC = metastatic spinal cord compression; PPI = proton pump inhibitor.
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Comment in

  • Steroid use for patients with brain metastases and spinal cord compression.
    Murray-Brown F. Murray-Brown F. Clin Med (Lond). 2015 Feb;15(1):108. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.15-1-106c. Clin Med (Lond). 2015. PMID: 25650220 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Response.
    Robson P. Robson P. Clin Med (Lond). 2015 Feb;15(1):108. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.15-1-106d. Clin Med (Lond). 2015. PMID: 25650221 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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