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Presenting symptoms of neoplastic spinal cord compression

โœ Scribed by Dr. Michael C. Copeman

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1988
Tongue
English
Weight
175 KB
Volume
37
Category
Article
ISSN
0022-4790

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โœฆ Synopsis

The cases of 28 patients with neoplastic spinal cord compression were reviewed. The most common presenting symptoms were: back pain (68%), bilateral leg weakness (61 %), urinary retention (36%), and bilateral leg numbness (32 %). Twelve patients (43 %) had known neoplastic disease prior to diagnosis of spinal cord compression. Only two patients (7%) were diagnosed within one week of the onset of major spinal symptoms. The commonest symptoms associated with delay in diagnosis were again back pain (50%) and bilateral leg weakness (38%). However, when certain symptoms were present, diagnosis was almost always delayed, particularly with unilateral leg weakness or pain (loo%), ataxic gait (go%), and back pain (68%). Symptoms in the neck, chest, and arms were also always associated with delayed diagnosis.

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