Spinal epidural metastasis as the initial manifestation of malignancy: Clinical features and diagnostic approach

Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 452-456

  Schiff, David ^a,b   O'Neill, B P ^a   Suman, Vera J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE METASTASIS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0030815627     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.49.2.452     Document Type: Article

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