Presenting symptoms of neoplastic spinal
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Dr. Michael C. Copeman
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1988
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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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