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Narrative review—diagnosing and managing malignant epidural spinal cord compression: an evidence-based approach

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Malignant spinal cord compression (MSCC) is a medical emergency. Clinical deterioration can occur quickly and irreversibly. MSCC is caused predominantly by metastatic cancer spread to the epidural space by epithelial or haematological malignancies. The primary diagnostic te...

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Autores principales: Akanda, Zarique Z., McKay, Michael J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AME Publishing Company 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10632584/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37970608
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/atm-22-3076