Spinal surgery for palliation in malignant spinal cord compression

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 792-800

  Akram, H ^a   Allibone, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyberknife; Malignant; Metastases; Spinal cord compression; Spinal fixation; Vertebroplasty

Indexed keywords

LIVER ENZYME; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BREAST METASTASIS; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CYBERKNIFE; DECISION MAKING; IMAGING SYSTEM; PAIN; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE CANCER; SPINE SURGERY;

HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PALLIATIVE CARE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77957340295     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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