Category: Hematology/Oncology
Keywords: Cord compression, cancer, metastasis, oncologic emergency (PubMed Search)
Posted: 11/25/2024 by Sarah Dubbs, MD
(Updated: 12/12/2024)
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One of the many siginificant complications of cancers we encounter in the ED is cord compression. Here are pearls from a recently published systematic review focused on metastasis-associated spinal cord compression:
Vavourakis M, Sakellariou E, Galanis A, Karampinas P, Zachariou D, Tsalimas G, Marougklianis V, Argyropoulou E, Rozis M, Kaspiris A, Pneumatikos SG. Comprehensive Insights into Metastasis-Associated Spinal Cord Compression: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis: A State-of-the-Art Systematic Review. J Clin Med. 2024 Jun 19;13(12):3590. doi: 10.3390/jcm13123590. PMID: 38930119; PMCID: PMC11205147.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11205147/