Matched pair analysis comparing surgery followed by radiotherapy and radiotherapy alone for metastatic spinal cord compression.
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Abstract
The appropriate treatment for MSCC is controversial. A small randomized trial showed that decompressive surgery followed by radiotherapy was superior to radiotherapy alone. That study was limited to highly selected patients. Additional studies comparing surgery plus radiotherapy to radiotherapy could better clarify the role of surgery.
Bibliographical data
| Original language | German |
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| Article number | 22 |
| ISSN | 0732-183X |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| pubmed | 20606090 |
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