Epidemiology of spinal metastases, metastatic epidural spinal cord compression and pathologic vertebral compression fractures in patients with solid tumors: A systematic review
Introduction: Spinal metastases (SM) are a frequent complication of cancer and may lead to pathologic vertebral compression fractures (pVCF) and/or metastatic epidural spinal cord compression (MESCC). Based on autopsy studies, it is estimated that about one third of all cancer patients will develop...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of Bone Oncology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212137422000367 |