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. 1984 Mar;76(3):297-8, 303.

Treatment of metastatic spinal cord compression: an unsettled issue

S Vijayakumar

Treatment of metastatic spinal cord compression: an unsettled issue

S Vijayakumar. J Natl Med Assoc. 1984 Mar.

Abstract

Spinal cord compression as an oncological complication is presented. The benefits of radiation therapy, as either an alternative or an addition to surgery, are discussed, as well as the most frequently affected sites of cord compression.

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