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Managing malignant spinal cord compression.

C C Chong·A Kneebone·M Sheridan
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BACKGROUND: Spinal malignancy can present as low back pain and accounts for most cases of spinal cord compression (SCC). OBJECTIVE: To assist the clinician in the diagnosis of malignant SCC and to increase awareness of various treatment modalities. A clinical approach for the workup of patients with 'metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary' is also outlined. DISCUSSION: It is important to diagnose SCC early and initiate urgent treatment to obtain optimum patient outcomes. Further management includes workup for the primary tumour source if unknown.

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C C Chong, A Kneebone, M Sheridan. 2001. Managing malignant spinal cord compression.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11676314/

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