Prognostic factors for different outcomes in patients with metastatic spinal cord compression from cancer of unknown primary.

Sarah Douglas; Stefan Huttenlocher; Amira Bajrovic; Volker Rudat; Steven E Schild; Dirk Rades

doi:10.1186/1471-2407-12-261

Prognostic factors for different outcomes in patients with metastatic spinal cord compression from cancer of unknown primary.

Sarah Douglas
Stefan Huttenlocher
Amira Bajrovic
Volker Rudat
Steven E Schild
Dirk Rades

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Abstract

Patients with cancer of unknown primary account for 10% of patients with metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC). This retrospective study was performed to identify prognostic factors for functional outcome, local control of MSCC, and survival in 175 of such patients treated with radiotherapy alone.

Bibliographical data

Original language	English
ISSN	1471-2407
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-12-261
Publication status	Published - 2012

pubmed	22720880