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Spinal surgery for palliation in malignant spinal cord compression
1Victor Horsley Department of Neurosurgery, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK. harith.akram@doctors.org.uk
Clinical Oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain))
|August 13, 2010
Abstract:
Malignant spinal cord compression is an important neuro-oncological emergency, the management of which has been changing throughout the last 30 years. We hereby attempt to present an overview of this pathological entity with general management concepts, paying special attention to the palliative surgical treatments available, the decision-making process and the new emerging treatment modalities.