Epidural spinal cord compression in cancer patients: Diagnosis and management

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 497-504

  Daw, Hamed A ^a   Markman, Maurie ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE;

BACKACHE; CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE METASTASIS; SYMPTOM; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0033949376     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.67.7.497     Document Type: Review

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