Abstract | PURPOSE OF REVIEW: RECENT FINDINGS: SUMMARY: This article outlines the clinical features, radiographic findings, and differential diagnosis of spinal cord disease in patients with cancer and describes the therapeutic approach to these patients. Early identification and treatment of patients with epidural spinal cord compression is critical to maintaining neurologic function and preserving quality of life.
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Authors | Julie E Hammack |
Journal | Continuum (Minneapolis, Minn.)
(Continuum (Minneap Minn))
Vol. 18
Issue 2
Pg. 312-27
(Apr 2012)
ISSN: 1080-2371 [Print] United States |
PMID | 22810129
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
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Topics |
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasms
(complications)
- Spinal Cord Diseases
(diagnosis, etiology, therapy)
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