Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression in Prostate Cancer Clinical and Morphological Studies
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v Svensk sammanfattning vi Abbreviations viii List of papers ix Thesis at a glance x Introduction 1 Prostate cancer epidemiology 1 Bone metastasis in prostate cancer 3 Metastatic mechanisms 3 Interactions between prostate cancer cells and bone 4 Metastatic spinal cord compression 6 Frequency 6 Localization 6 Pathophysiology 6 Clinical symptoms 8 Diagnosis 9 Prognosis 9 Treatment 10 Spinal cord compression in prostate cancer 14 Summary of diagnosis and management of metastatic spinal cord compression 16 Objectives 17 Patients and methods 18 Results 23 Discussion 27 Conclusions 36 Clinical implications 37 Acknowledgements 38 References 40
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تاریخ انتشار 2012