Gradual Recovery from Nonambulatory Quadriparesis Caused by Metastatic Epidural Cervical Cord Compression in an Octogenarian Gallbladder Carcinoma Patient Treated with Image-Guided Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy Alone Using a Field-in-Field Technique

Radiotherapy for acute metastatic epidural spinal cord compression (MESCC) involves conventional techniques and dose fractionation schemes, as it needs to be initiated quickly. However, even with rapid intervention, few paraplegic patients regain ambulation. Here, we describe the case of a mid-octog...

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Main Authors: Ohtakara, Kazuhiro, Hoshi, Hiroaki
Format: Artigo
Jezik:Inglês
Izdano: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Case Report
Online dostop:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4144082/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25184063
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/398208
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