Spinal cord compression - What are the treatment standards?

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 132-134

  Hardy, J R ^a   Huddart, R ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MYELITIS; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SCREENING TEST; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; METASTASIS; NOTE; SPINAL CORD TUMOR;

HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036549980     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/clon.2001.0054     Document Type: Editorial

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