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Corticosteroid Treatment for Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression: A Review

STUDY DESIGN: Narrative review. OBJECTIVE: Metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) is a very frequent complication among cancer patients. Presenting commonly as nocturnal back pain, MSCC typically progresses to lower extremity paresis, loss of ambulatory capabilities, and paraplegia. In addition t...

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Autores principales: Skeoch, Gordon D., Tobin, Matthew K., Khan, Sajeel, Linninger, Andreas A., Mehta, Ankit I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5476356/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28660111
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2192568217699189