Assessing suspected spinal cord compression: A multidisciplinary outcomes analysis of 342 episodes

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-38

  Talcott, James A ^a,d,e   Stomper, Paul C ^b,f   Drislane, Frank W ^c   Wen, Patrick Y ^b   Block, Caroline C ^a   Humphrey, Charles C ^b   Lu, Charles ^b   Jolesz, Ferenc ^b  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^f ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Risk assessment; Spinal cord compression; Spinal neoplasms, secondary

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RADIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033066696     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005200050220     Document Type: Article

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