Metastatic spinal cord compression in prostate cancer : clinical and morphological studies

Background: Bone metastases occur in most patients with advanced hormone-refractory prostate cancer causing pain, pathologic fractures, and spinal cord compression. Few studies specifically address surgical treatment of metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) in prostate cancer. Criteria for ident...

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Main Author: Crnalic, Sead
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Ortopedi 2012
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-54461
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