Spinal cord compression in childhood pediatric malignancies: Multicenter Egyptian study

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 232-236

  Tantawy, Azza A G ^a   Ebeid, Fatma S E ^a   Mahmoud, Madeha A ^b   Shepl, Osama E ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Nasser Institute and Hospital for Research and Treatment   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Neurological complication; Oncological emergency; Pediatric malignant spinal cord compression

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALIGNANT SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; MALIGNANT TERATOMA; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MUSCLE DISEASE; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SPHINCTERIC DEFICIT; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL PAIN; STEROID THERAPY; SURVIVAL RATE; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

EID: 84876101108     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e318270b210     Document Type: Article

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